The
Snowy
Egret
is an
agile,
even
delicate,
wadding
bird
common
in marshes
and mud
flats.
They
feed
by moving
rapidly
through
shallow
water
and mud
primarily
chasing
schools
of minnows
and shrimp.
The “Snowy” can
reach
a heigth
of
27
in.,
and
during
mating
season
they
exhibit
long
lacy
plumes
along
the
top
of
the
head
and neck.
While
nesting
they
perform
an
elaborate
greeting
ritual
to
exchange
places
in
the
roost.
Once
hunted
near
extinction
in
some
parts
of
the
world
for
their
plumes,
the
Snowy
Egret
is
no
longer
endangered.
They
migrate
as
far
as
Northern
South
America.
