The Great Egret is no slouch ...
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| Great Egret displaying |
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| Great Egret displaying |
... but the Snowy Egret is breathtaking, and that is an understatement ! !
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| Snowy Egret displaying |
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| Snowy Egret displaying |
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| Snowy Egret displaying |
Friday, March 27, 2015
Egrets Display Their Finery
Egrets suffered terribly from the feather trade. When you see them in their nuptial splendor, and remember the propensity of humans for greed (the feather trade) and vanity (women's hats), we are fortunate to have them at all.
The Great Egret is no slouch ...
... but the Snowy Egret is breathtaking, and that is an understatement ! !
Wow ! !
The Great Egret is no slouch ...
... but the Snowy Egret is breathtaking, and that is an understatement ! !
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1 comment:
Fabulous feathery displays.
Thank goodness our forefathers didn't send all these species to extinction.
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