Great Egret – St Marks National Wildlife Refuge
A Great Egret Ardea alba appears as a late afternoon Reflection in the water of St Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Walkulla County, Florida.1
Great Egret – St Marks National Wildlife Refuge
In the process of landing, this Great Egret Ardea alba appears to be walking on Tiptoe near dusk in the St Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Walkulla County, Florida.1
Great Egret – St Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Wading in waters of St Marks National Wildlife Refuge near sunset, a Great Egret Ardea alba goes Spear Fishing. "The Great Egret eats mainly small fish but also eats amphibians, reptiles, birds, small mammals and invertebrates such as crayfish, prawns, shrimp, polychaete worms, isopods, dragonflies and damselflies, whirligig beetles, giant water bugs, and grasshoppers. It hunts in belly-deep or shallower water in marine, brackish, and freshwater wetlands, alone or in groups. It wades as it searches for prey, or simply stands still to wait for prey to approach."1
