Mid-Air Duel.
Two Great Egrets duke it out in mid-air above the rookery. This photo was chosen a winner in the 2013 Annual St. Augustine Alligator Farm Photo Contest.
Amour, amour...
A Great Egret pair courting.
Regal
A Snowy Egret in full breeding plumage striking a pose.
Another 2x4 For the House
Looks a little ungainly flying like this, but this Great Egret is determined to bring home the building materials.
Reddish Egret striking a nice pose. Merritt Island NWR.
Great Egrets nesting.
I'm so pretty...
Great Egret displaying for a mate.
Reddish Egret checking under the hood. Merritt Island NWR.
Windy...
Great Egret in full breeding plumage, in the wind of a late season cold front.
Halo
Snowy Egret, Daytona Beach, FL
Snowy Egret in full breeding plumage and coloration (red lores).
Twists and Turns
Reddish Egret portrait. Little Talbot Island State Park, Florida
Great Egret pair nesting.
A Gift
Great Egrets nest building in a great old oak.
Lunch
Yummy! Snowy Egret on Daytona Beach
Synchronicity...
Great Egret breeding pair.
Juvenile Reddish Egret fishing in Matanzas Inlet. This is the "flail about and confuse 'em" technique so common to the species.
Passport Photo
Snowy Egret
Bad Hair Day
Great Egret in a stiff Nor'Easter at Matanzas Inlet, FL
Peek-a-boo
Great Egret, Shark Valley, Everglades
Great Egrets makin' babies....
Ooooh yeah.... that's the spot! Great Egret, Pottsburg Creek, FL at dusk.
Reddish Egret. Matanzas Inlet, FL
Nice Display
Snowy Egret showing off for the girls.
Double Trouble
Great Egret Pair doubled up.
Great Egret pair being fruitful and multiplying.
Great Egret with a nice Cedar backdrop.
Reddish Egret in flight. Matanzas Inlet, Florida. Day after Hurricane Hermine.
Nice mirror.
Great Egret, Sweetwater Strand, Everglades.
Strike One!
Great Egret, Pottsburg Creek at last light.
Looks like a Pablo Picasso reflection. Great Egret. St. Augustine marsh.
It's this way... No, it's that way.
"Flaps 100%". Great Egret, Pottsburg Creek
Snowy Egret protecting the nest. What's missing in the photo is the goofy sound they make. Truly funny if you can find a recording of it.
