Little Egrets

Little Egret

A Little Egret overhead at the Lower Otter Restoration Project. I love the way the colour of their irises coordinates with their …

I’m not usually out early in the morning. You might have noticed that my blog contains many, many sunset photographs but precious …

Little Egrets are large birds. In a previous century they wouldn’t have been called birds at all, since anything larger than a …

Having bright yellow feet and shuffling them as you paddle through the water is an ideal strategy for disturbing fish you hope …

Little Egrets are beautiful snow-white herons. They love rivers and ponds. People are led to believe that Little Egrets are recent arrivals …

2021 was another year spent on-hold, waiting with awful music playing, and the same repeated message, with no guarantee that I would …

These yellow feet are very distinctive. They belong to a Little Egret, Egretta garzetta. They enjoy paddling in the water. I don’t …

This Little Egret is standing on one yellow foot and giving me the eye. A yellow eye. When it does try the …

There’s a Little Egret across the water at Riserva Statale Pantani dell’Inferno. I’m thrilled when it takes off, flies over and lands …

It’s over 20 years since Little Egrets colonised South Devon. I’m on the banks of the River Teign and one has caught …

Walking around the park I see a Little Egret take flight: The Italian name for the Little Egret is Garzetta. That’s quite …

Great White Egrets are impressive birds. They are huge: I love the way the wing tips of this one are just touching …

I recently saw Little Egrets in Italy: Little Egrets Today I’m in Exeter and there’s one hunting on the Exe: Egretta garzetta …

Little Egrets are one of the most beautiful birds I’ve photographed. I remember the shock of seeing my first one from the …

Small white heron: check. Black beak: check. Yellow feet: check. It must be a Little Egret. What a charming bird.