We enjoyed a magnificent morning watching the elegant foraging maneuvers of the Snowy Egrets. One of the highlights of our visit to Orlando Wetlands! The water was a perfect, beautiful deep blue! The temperature was heavenly! âď¸ Non-stop grace in action! . . . . . . . But every once in a while the […]
Tag Archives: Snowy Egret
Just one of those sunny mornings when you look out across the pond and spot a Snowy Egret reflected in the water~! đ
Distinguished by its black legs and bright yellow feet, this elegant Snowy Egretâs âgolden slippersâ are barely visible as it treads gently through the thick marsh looking for a tasty morsel. We are fortunate to have Snowy Egrets as year-round residents here in South Florida. They are truly a conservation success story! âThe species was […]
Endlessly having fun . . . 1. Chase away competitors, 2. make a quick landing and grab a bite to eat, 3. take off . . . . . . and Repeat!
I recently spent an overcast morning at Orlando Wetlands, one of my favorite birding spots . . . Despite the clouds, it was still as lovely as ever~! A new half-mile long curving boardwalk was completed last winter, taking visitors across one of the lakes and providing previously inaccessible views of the marsh and cypress […]
There are so many lovely sights at Circle B Bar Reserve âşď¸. You never know who you’re going to meet.
Many thousands of elegant Snowy Egrets were âslaughtered for [their] plumes in the 19th century, but protection brought a rapid recovery of numbers, and the Snowy Egret is now more widespread and common than ever.” (Audubon). Today the species is found throughout the United States, Central and South America (for a Range Map and more, […]
“Among the most elegant of the herons, the slender Snowy Egret sets off immaculate white plumage with black legs and brilliant yellow feet.” (All About Birds). I’ve always loved the graceful mannerisms of the Snowy Egret, a species that was nearly decimated in the early 1900’s during the notorious plume trade, when an ounce of their […]
I attended the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival for the second time this year, one of the largest birding festivals in the U.S.  Much of the Festival takes place close to one of my favorite birding spots, Merritt Island NWR, near Kennedy Space Center and Titusville, Florida.One of the birds frequently seen along Black Point Wildlife […]
Are you familiar with the infamous plume trade that supplied the millinery industry just over 100 years ago? This sign at the entrance to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, near Naples, Florida, provides a glimpse into the history behind this practice . . . and, this incredible place. I cringe to think about it, but literally millions of […]
Birder's Journey 