Great Egret - Ardea alba

Great Egrets are also called Great White Egrets and are found in all the continents except Antarctica. They are the symbol of the National Audubon Society. They feed on fish, frogs, or insects by spearing them with their long bill. Both sexes are similar. In the breeding season (Feb-July), the tail feathers are longer.

Juvenile

08/21/2007 - Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA 08/21/2007 - Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA	08/21/2007 - Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA 08/21/2007 - Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA	08/21/2007 - Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA 08/21/2007 - Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA
04/06/2011 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/06/2011 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	Three chicks in nest 04/16/2013 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Three chicks in nest 04/16/2013 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	Only one of the three chicks easily visible 04/16/2013 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Only one of the three chicks easily visible 04/16/2013 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
Note the egg 04/16/2013 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Note the egg 04/16/2013 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX

Breeding (Feb-July)

Mating ritual? 04/18/2012 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Mating ritual? 04/18/2012 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	05/13/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA 05/13/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Gathering nest material 04/18/2012 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Gathering nest material 04/18/2012 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
04/21/2014 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/21/2014 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	04/22/2015 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/22/2015 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	Nesting behavior 03/02/2009 - Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana Nesting behavior 03/02/2009 - Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana
Mating Great Egrets 03/05/2009 - Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA Mating Great Egrets 03/05/2009 - Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA	From the rear 03/05/2009 - Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA From the rear 03/05/2009 - Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA	03/16/2013 - Lettuce Lake Park, Tampa, FL 03/16/2013 - Lettuce Lake Park, Tampa, FL

Non-breeding

09/06/2007 - Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA 09/06/2007 - Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA	Note the rodent in the beak of Egret on the right 10/11/2007 - Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA Note the rodent in the beak of Egret on the right 10/11/2007 - Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA	Note the tongue 12/15/2010 - Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL Note the tongue 12/15/2010 - Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL
Eating a catfish 12/15/2010 - Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL Eating a catfish 12/15/2010 - Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL	Looks like a white vampire 01/07/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Looks like a white vampire 01/07/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	11/01/2007 - Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA 11/01/2007 - Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA

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