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Snowy Egret
From Audubon -
A beautiful, graceful small egret, very active in its feeding behavior in shallow waters. Known by its contrasting yellow feet, could be said to dance in the shallows on golden slippers. The species was slaughtered for its plumes in the 19th century, but protection brought a rapid recovery of numbers, and the Snowy Egret is now more widespread and common than ever. Its delicate appearance is belied by its harsh and raucous calls around its nesting colonies.
Taken at Fort De Soto, Florida.
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The rising sun cast a pleasing golden glow on Pond 5 at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona. A lonely snowy egret stayed puffed up against the morning chill. Last week it was near freezing almost every night. No danger of frost this week though.
The wonderful colours and detail of this Snowy Egret are well shown here. They are great birds to watch and mostly unconcerned when in close contact with humans.
These snowy egrets get rather uppity. At rest, they're feathers fall back in a slicked back fashion. But you often see them all ruffled like this, typically after an altercation with another snowy egret. What a dramatic life!
Taken in Florida last November, don't you just love those yellow feet?
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Snowy egrets can be pretty territorial. This guy was fed up with the other egrets in Pond 7, chasing them off with a squawk and a show of his crown of feathers.
Touchdown! Snowy Egret coming in for a landing. I just love how each of those feathers seems to act as an individual control surface to ensure a smooth landing.
I thought it was interesting how the refraction of the pond can be seen in the droplet as it falls from the beak of this snowy egret. Fleeting in the material world, enduring in the digital world. Deep, huh?
Taken at Fort De Soto, Florida.
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Cried Wallace from the floor of the senate in his deep Louisiana drawl.
Not actually sure what was going on with this guy, but afterward he seemed fine. And the photo made me laugh, so I got something out of it.
Those chill mornings require a down coat. Just ask this snowy egret, all fluffed up in his down coat.
A Snowy egret throwing up a shimmering Christmas Tree of lights - fleeting, but beautiful in the late afternoon light of December