Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
Written by Thursday, 24 June 2010 00:00
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Egretta garzetta (Family: Ardeidae; common name: Little Egret) The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small white heron. It is the Old World counterpart to the very similar New World Snowy Egret. The adult Little Egret is 55–65 cm long with an 88–106 cm wingspan. It weighs 350–550 grams. Its plumage is all white. It has long black legs with yellow feet and a slim black bill. In the breeding season, the adult has two long nape plumes and gauzy plumes on the back and breast. The bare skin between the bill and eyes becomes red or blue. Juveniles are similar to non-breeding adults but have duller legs and feet. The subspecies garzetta has yellow feet and a bare patch of grey-green skin between the bill and eyes, whereas nigripes has yellow skin between the bill and eye and blackish feet. Little Egrets are mostly silent but make various croaking and bubbling calls at their breeding colonies and produce a harsh alarm call when disturbed. (1) Our photos show this beautiful bird both in action and resting. Photos by Leonidas Kougioumtzis Shooting Data: 1. Camera: Nikon D300 2. Camera: Nikon D300 Photos
by Mahi Goula and George Parchas Shooting Data: 3. Camera: Nikon D80 4. Camera: Nikon D80 5. Camera: Nikon D80 6. Camera: Nikon D80
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