Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP
Great Egrets
Ardea alba
Two Great Egrets mate in their nest in the mangroves, on an island in Cat Bay, in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana, U.S.A. Cat Bay is approximately 60 kms. due south of New Orleans, on the edge of the Bay of Mexico. During the breeding season, the Great Egret's bill changes from yellow to orange, the facial skin changes from orange to green (see photo below), and long plumes of feathers grow on the back past the tail.
Photo by Arthur Morris
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