On The Hunt
by Robert Bales
Title
On The Hunt
Artist
Robert Bales
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While drive the canals near Yuma, Arizona I found this Snowy Egret looking at the water for something to eat.
Among the most elegant of the herons, the slender Snowy Egret sets off immaculate white plumage with black legs and brilliant yellow feet. Those feet seem to play a role in stirring up or herding small aquatic animals as the egret forages. Breeding Snowy Egrets grow filmy, curving plumes that once fetched astronomical prices in the fashion industry, endangering the species. Early conservationists rallied to protect egrets by the early twentieth century, and this species is once again a common sight in shallow coastal wetlands.
From Cornell of Birds
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December 20th, 2016
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