Taxonomy: Order Pelecaniformes >> Family Ardeidae >> Genus Egretta
| Reddish Egret (Unique ID: 664)
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Species: Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Location: Fort De Soto Park, Florida, United States
Age: adult Plumage: basic/non-breeding Activity: foraging/eating
Sex: --- Visibility: full body Quantity: single
Photographer: Judd Patterson Date: July 13, 2006
Equipment: Canon EOS 30D and Canon 300mm f/4L IS Megapixels: 6.8
Notes: It is always interesting to watch a Reddish Egret run back and forth in the ocean, with wings spread wide, as it chases after fish. It was an even bigger treat to watch this feeding "dance" by a much rarer white morph.
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