#great egret

[webberwoof]

great egrets kept posing for me today....❤

[great-and-small]

As delicate and lovely as a bride’s veil, the elongated feathers of a Great Egret’s breeding plumage are one of the most elegant sights in the wetlands. These unique feathers are called “aigrettes” and they were once a prized adornment for hats in the early 1900’s. The demand for these feathers nearly resulted in this species being hunted to extinction, but fortunately for our wetlands people have always loved and been moved by birds.

Two women, Harriet Hemenway and Minna Hall started a campaign to protect vulnerable water birds from becoming casualties of the fashion industry. They urged women everywhere to stop wearing feathers, and over time their efforts began to take effect. The movement they started in 1905 evolved into the Audubon Society that we know today- a powerful force for conservation of birds and preservation of their ecosystems.

The great egret remains the symbol of the Audubon society today, and I am so grateful for the forward-thinking people that saved this bird so that we can still admire him today.

[thomas--bombadil]

An egret, in all is its wispy, feathery, beauty.

[birdblues]

Great Egret

[fatchance]

Great egret / garza blanca (Ardea alba).

At the Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Arizona.

[occasionallybirds]

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

October 6, 2023

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum, Pennsylvania

[antiqueanimals]

Great egret (Ardea alba)

Part of a collection of watercolors by "M. Rabié" for St. Domingue Oiseaux. Dated 1766.

Internet Archive

[hawkpartys]

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

[mering]

they weren't kidding that egret is pretty great

[venn-art]

a quartet of herons

[sugiichi]

Ardea alba [ダイサギ,Great Egret]

目先が婚姻色になっています。

なぜこの色なんだろう？

[vintagewildlife]

Great egret By: Unknown photographer From: WWF Threatened Animals 1986

[firstlawcedarprairie]

Great egret in the swamp

[thomas--bombadil]

An egret, neck stretched long, finds a little spot in the sun.

[rafefar]

Great egrets in flight

[fatchance]

Untitled.