Steve Hitchcock
Eastern Reef Egret - Egretta sacra (white form) 60-65 cm
The Eastern Reef Egret is found on the coast and islands of most of Australia, but is more common on the Queensland coast and Great Barrier Reef than elsewhere. It is now rare on Victorian and Tasmanian coasts. The dark form predominates in temperate areas, the white form in the tropics.
The Eastern Reef Egret lives on beaches, rocky shores, tidal rivers and inlets, mangroves, and exposed coral reefs.
Eastern Reef Egrets hunt by both day and night for small fish, crustaceans and insects. They also invade colonies of nesting terns and steal fish brought in to feed to the young."
Photographed Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia.
Eastern Reef Egret - Egretta sacra (white form) 60-65 cm
The Eastern Reef Egret is found on the coast and islands of most of Australia, but is more common on the Queensland coast and Great Barrier Reef than elsewhere. It is now rare on Victorian and Tasmanian coasts. The dark form predominates in temperate areas, the white form in the tropics.
The Eastern Reef Egret lives on beaches, rocky shores, tidal rivers and inlets, mangroves, and exposed coral reefs.
Eastern Reef Egrets hunt by both day and night for small fish, crustaceans and insects. They also invade colonies of nesting terns and steal fish brought in to feed to the young."
Photographed Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia.