When I first arrived at the end of the boardwalk at St. Augustine Alligator Farm a Great Egret had this little corner to himself. He was just sitting there, not actively bathing, but dunking a little. No Alligators were in the immediate vicinity, that I could see.
Even though he wasn’t doing anything to attract attention he soon had company, as first a Roseate Spoonbill sauntered over, a Snowy Egret dropped in, and then a White Ibis joined the group. The White Ibis, with a splash of mud on his wings, was most in need of a rinse.
The dirt look to the Spoonbill’s feathers is the transition to the darker pink/red that happens as they mature.
1/29/2018, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, St. Augustine, Florida.
What an incredible pose you captured of the Great Egret. Wonderful shots!
Thanks, Belinda!
Great shot Ellen. Looks like you had a great time there.
Thanks, Gina! Yes, it was a fun trip!
Awesome sighting of the variety sharing a bath! Boy, I did think that was one dirty Ibis, lol, he definitely needed one!
And the Ibis never took a dunk! He and his pals settled into a tree like that–maybe they are into morning baths. LOL.