Compared to the patience of the Great, the Snowy Egret’s feeding method is frenetic with leg shaking, fast walking and spearing anything in sight.
The Snowy Egret Walks and Feeds on Fish
August 26th, 2010Great Egret Walks By the Dock
August 7th, 2010
Right where he would walk along the shore and feed on small fish, there now floats a dock. This is permitted by Connecticut’s Department of Environmental Protection.
Great Egret Spears a Fish
July 29th, 2010
It is a very calm and warm low-tide summer morning here on the Long Island Sound’s north shore, feeding time for Great Egrets.
Great Blue Heron Stands on the Dock
July 21st, 2010
Rare footage because usually these herons don’t stand around very long in one place. Tall size, gray color, white about head, long black plumes mark this bird.
Snowy Egret Shuffles Feet For Food
June 30th, 2010
“golden slippers” is marked by a slender black bill, black legs and yellow feet. When feeding, rushes about shuffling feet to stir up food.
Great Egret Beats Up a Fish – Then Eats It
June 19th, 2010
Every late afternoon in the summer the Great Egrets stop here to catch fish for dinner. Depending on the tide, the time varies between 4:00 and 8:00 PM.
Great Egret Dives Headfirst For Fish
June 10th, 2010
The water temperature is now around 64 F degrees. The water depth here is about 2 feet and with their razor-like vision they can still spot fish swimming around .
Great Egret Works Hard to Swallow the Big Fish
June 4th, 2010
On a warm foggy Spring morning this Great Egret spears a fish, and then spends around 5 minutes positioning the tasty catch for the difficult swallow down its long neck.
Great Egret Walks Along the Shore
May 27th, 2010
The Long Island Sound is the habitat for Great Egrets during the summer. Low-tide is a good time to walk along the mudflat and catch fish.
The Great Egret in the Breeding Season
April 30th, 2010
The Great Egret has plumes during the breeding season. The yellow bill, and black feet and legs mark this bird.