Tag: egret

Three Different Egrets

by Earthwatcher, posted in Uncategorized
A white bird with yellow beak perched on tree branches with distinct green leaves, in the right side of the frame. The background is blurred green leaves.
Cattle Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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A large reddish colored bird with a white beak with a black tip, standing in blue, rippled water, in the right side of the frame.
Reddish Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025
A white bird with a yellow beak, standing in blue, rippled water, in the left side of the frame.
Snowy Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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Merritt Islands Egrets and Herons

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, egret, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, heron, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A picture of 3 birds in a pond surrounded by dry grass. Another bird is in the air to the top, right of center. The one on the left and the one in flight are Tricolored Herons. The one in the middle is a Little Blue Heron. The white bird on the right is a Snowy Egret.
Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, and Tri-colored Heron. One In Flight
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge at Titusville, Fl. We’ve learned that it is a go-to place for Egrets, Tricolored Herons and Little Blue Herons in Late February- Early March.

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A picture of 5 birds in a pond surrounded by dry grass with mud flats between the grass and pond in the center and right side of the picture. On thr left side is a Tricolored Heron with its reflection In the background, right of center, standing on the mud is a Snowy Egret. The 2 large white birds in the middle of the pond a Great Egrets. In the lower right corner is a Little Blue Heron.
Tri-colored Heron, Great Egrets, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025
A picture of 4 birds in a pond surrounded by dried grass. From left to right Is a Tricolored Heron with a yellow foot out of the water, another with its wings spread and a third standing with its foot out of the water. On the right is a white Snowy Egret.
Snowy Egret and Tri-colored Herons. One In Flight
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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Miscellaneous Birds From Merritt Island

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Reflection of a Roseate Spoonbill
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

Finishing the collection of bird photos from our trip to Merritt Island last march, here are some miscellaneous birds.

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Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024
Eastern Phoebe
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024
Lesser Yellowlegs
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024
Lesser Yellowlegs
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024
Roseate Spoonbill
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

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Male Snowy Egrets in Breeding Plumage – Part 2

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Male Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage – P5
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

Last week, I shared a single image of a Snowy Egret in breeding plumage. That particular egret was at the pinnacle of his readiness to breed as was indicated by the bright red lore (the mask between his beak and eyes). However, male snowys grow and display their breeding plumage before they reach their peak readiness at which time their lore is still yellow. Though not as stunning, they are still beautiful.

Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage – P2
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024
Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage – P3
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024
Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage – P4
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

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Male Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Male Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

We visited Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge recently where we found large numbers of Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets. The Snowy Egrets were displaying their breeding plumage but only one had a brilliant red Lore, the mask between the beak and eyes. I decided to share that one today. I’ll share the rest in a future post.

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