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reddish egret egretta rufescens

  1. Reddish Egret.JPG

    Reddish Egret.JPG

  2. Reddish Egret

    Reddish Egret

    Reddish Egret hunting at Merritt Island NWR, Florida.
  3. Reddish Egret

    Reddish Egret

    This Reddish Egret was running through shallow salt water in Oso Bay near Corpus Christi.
  4. Reddish Egret (WHITE MORPH)

    Reddish Egret (WHITE MORPH)

    This is a Reddish Egret (white morph), and this was the first time I had ever seen one. He was ID'd initially by his hunting technique, but further ID came from the bi-colored bill and his darker legs. The Reddish Egret has a very unusual hunting technique (at least for a Heron/Egret)...
  5. Reddish egret with shellfish on foot

    Reddish egret with shellfish on foot

    Strictly a saltwater heron. Sprints frantically about the shallows scaring up fish to eat. Slender, red shaggy head and neck on adults as well as pink bill with black tip. Juveniles are all slate gray. This RE got his toe caught by a shellfish but still gets around and fishes as demostrated...
  6. Reddish egret fishing 2

    Reddish egret fishing 2

    Strictly a saltwater heron. Sprints frantically about the shallows scaring up fish to eat. Slender, red shaggy head and neck on adults as well as pink bill with black tip. Juveniles are all slate gray.
  7. Reddish egret fishing 1

    Reddish egret fishing 1

    Strictly a saltwater heron. Sprints frantically about the shallows scaring up fish to eat. Slender, red shaggy head and neck on adults as well as pink bill with black tip. Juveniles are all slate gray.
  8. Reddish egret fishing

    Reddish egret fishing

    Rare visitor from Mexico to Southern California. About 30 inches long, long neck and legs. Overall gray color. Pink base of bill and shaggy reddish neck when breeding.
  9. Reddish egret in flight

    Reddish egret in flight

    Rare visitor from Mexico to Southern California. About 30 inches long, long neck and legs. Overall gray color. Pink base of bill and shaggy reddish neck when breeding.
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