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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Habitat:

Secluded inlet on Fort Myers Beach.

Notes:

This Great Egret posed for the camera very nicely.

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2 Comments

beaker98
beaker98 10 years ago

Thanks kdpicturemaker! It is pretty amazing how they crinkle their neck down like that.

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

You're right! Beautiful pose. Great colour. Really shows how much the neck 'rolls' down into a sitting position.

beaker98
Spotted by
beaker98

Fort Myers Beach, Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 2, 2011
Submitted on Jan 12, 2014

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