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Birds in the wild
Egret
Great Egret spotted on Assateague Island.
Great Egret spotted on Assateague Island. The wingspan of a Great Egret can be over 50 inches.
Great Egret spotted on Assateague Island.
Great Egret spotted on Assateague Island. Egrets can often be found hanging with herds of animals such as horses and cattle, snatching up insects that are disturbed from the grass as they graze. Sometimes they will even eat the insects right off of the animal.
Notice the egret in front of the horses nose in the back. The egret knows there are some tasty flies hanging around the horses. A win, win for both the horses and the bird.
Types of Egrets
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes)
Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)
Great Egret also called, Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Intermediate Egret Median Egret also called Yellow-billed Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) (Ardea intermedia) (Egretta intermedia)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Slaty Egret (Egretta vinaceigula)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Western Reef Egret (Egretta gularis)
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