Snowy Egret show off.
You’ve heard “no one likes a show-off” … I’m not sure that’s true when it comes to nature.
St. Augustine Alligator Farm, FL
April 13, 2022
Snowy Egret, Around Palm Trunk
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Territorial Dispute: Snowy Egret vs Tricolored Heron, Part 2
Now what turned into some beak clacking.
Size isn’t everything, but sometimes it helps.
Finally the Tricolored Heron made a full body move…
…pushing the Snowy Egret off his perch.
The Tricolored Heron got tangled up in the palm fronds for a few seconds, but not apparent damage.
Territorial Dispute: Snowy Egret vs Tricolored Heron, Part 1
St. Augustine Alligator Farm, FL
April 13, 2022
Territorial Dispute: Snowy Egret vs Tricolored Heron, Part 1
Get back!
No, you get back!
We’re both back, now what?
St. Augustine Alligator Farm, FL
April 13, 2022
Snowy Egret, Showing Off
This Snowy Egret was showing off his breeding plumage and his flexible feet.
Snowy Egret, Breeding PlumageSt. Augustine Alligator Farm, FL
April 13, 2022
Snowy Egret: Extra Points on The Fly By
Sometimes it seems like birds are showing off.
I was certainly impressed with this Snowy Egret’s flight skills.
He skimmed the pond in front of me with his toes in and out of the water.
I thought he was going to land, but he opted to pass on by.
Orlando Wetlands, Florida
April 12, 2022
Snowy Egret Posing
On a late January afternoon I came upon a Snowy Egret in a dark corner of a local pond.
I moved a bit and got a different background lit by sunlight filtering through the trees.
January 6, 2022
Snowy Egrets, Strutting Around
A couple of Snowy Egrets were strutting around on a fallen snag while a few other wading birds were trying to mind their own business…
..or get out of the way.
The Snowies have the best moves,
and those fancy feet add some bling.
Feeding Pool: Snowy Egret Dancing on Water
The Snowy Egrets were quite entertaining as the skipped and danced across the water.
There was so much going on it was hard to know where to look.
A few Roseate Spoonbills and Tricolored Herons were in the mix.
Whatever they were eating was very small, and the water was cloudy so I couldn’t see it.
Tip toes stirring the water.
Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL
January 31, 2022
Snowy Egret Flyby, Fall Colors
November 14, 2021
Snowy Egret Standing on Trunk Support
Just looking around, this Snowy Egret was watching the tide go out at a rice field trunk.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 29, 2021