Nature Walks – Snowy Egrets and Great Egrets

You have seen many posts featuring my beautiful Snowy Egrets, but did you know we actually have two kinds of Egrets that call our lakes home? We do. We have both the Snowy Egrets and the Great Egrets. I’ve known this for a long time, but I had never really seen any Great Egrets until recently.

Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets are both beautiful, all-white wading birds, but they are easy to tell apart by looking at their size, bill color, and feet color. The Great Egret is much larger (up to 3 feet tall) with a yellow bill and black feet. The Snowy Egret is smaller (about 2 feet tall) with a black bill and bright yellow feet. Both types, when gathered in a group, are called a congregation.

(not my photo)

This my photo of the two Egrets.

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

I love meeting new friends. 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. ‘Til next time.

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I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

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