St. Augustine Alligator Farm - Snowy Egrets

Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 11:44 AM - Post Comment

The Snowy Egret is one of my favorite birds!  Not only are they beautiful, they seem to have much more personality than many of the other Egrets and Herons!  They are very vocal, very fussy and are a great deal of fun to watch - especially during mating season!

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This is the time of year when the hormones are raging and Snowy Egrets will fuss about everything!  Who gets the female - who gets the best branch to sit on - who's the most handsome!  Fuss, fuss, fuss!

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As you can see, when they fuss, they get all ruffled up!

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They also put on their best 'mean' faces!  I can almost hear them say...."I'm badder than you!"

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I think they even fuss about who can ruffle thier feathers the best!

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And the fussier they get - the more they ruffle!

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This guy was the fussiest of all! 

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Fussy or not....it's a gorgeous bird!!

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Of the hundreds of pictures I took that day....this by far, is my most favorite!

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Next entry....Snowy Egret moms and babies!

Brilliant

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 8:56 PM - Link

And without a doubt, that last shot is amazing.
Sandra