Great Egret in Breeding Plumage

by Priscilla Burgers

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Great Egret in Breeding Plumage

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Priscilla Burgers

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Photograph - Photography

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I photographed this great egret from the boardwalk at the Alligator Farm rookery in St. Augustine, Florida. Numerous egrets, wood storks, rosette spoonbills and numerous other birds were flying about, sitting on nests, and spreading their plumage like this egret.

Great Egrets are slightly smaller than Great Blue Herons. They hunt like herons, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a jab of their yellow bills. Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds. The Great Egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest environmental organizations in North America. Audubon was founded to protect birds from being killed for their feathers.

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FLORIDA Contest - 9/24/2015
SECOND PLACE

THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS FOR FEATURING THIS IMAGE:

- Amazing FAA Photographers Group-02/13/2014
- Collectors Treasures Group-02/13/2014
- Creators Guild Group-02/13/2014
- Greeting Cards Group-02/13/2014
- All Things On Atlantic Coast-02/16/2014
- I Love Nature Photography Group-03/06/2014
- Comfortable Art Group-03/07/2014
- 100 Views Photography Group - 08/05/2014
- The 200 Club - Photos with over 200 views up to 500 - 10/4/2015
- Egrets and Herons Group - 11/20/2015
- Birds in Focus Group - 5/18/2019
- Wildlife Group - 5/21/2019

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February 12th, 2014

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