Side by side.
Size comparison of a snowy egret (Egretta thula) and great egret (Ardea alba), at the Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Arizona.
Tag: Egretta thula
Pompadour.
Snowy egret (Egretta thula), at the Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Arizona.
Snowy egret (Egretta thula) at the recharge ponds. Glendale, Arizona.
Snowy.
Snowy egret (Egretta thula) at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona.
Snowy.
Snowy egret (Egretta thula) at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona.
Egret poses.
Snowy egrets (Egretta thula), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Egret poses.
Snowy egrets (Egretta thula), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Snowy.
Snowy egret (Egretta thula), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Snowy.
Snowy egret (Egretta thula), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Snowy egrets (Egretta thula), at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Rio Salado project is a literal oasis, just a few miles from the skyscrapers of downtown Phoenix. Much of the wetland habitat here relies on “nuisance” sources of supply, diverting runoff from stormwater outfalls to the streambed, and to a series of constructed ponds.
In one of the wet spots I found a congregation of a dozen egrets and herons, all of which took flight as I walked by. They wheeled about a bit, then settled back to their wading and feeding.
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