Adult snowy egrets are entirely white apart from the yellow lores between the long black bill and the eye, black legs, and bright yellow feet. The nape and neck bear long, shaggy plumes known as aigrettes. Immature snowy egrets have duller, greenish legs.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
The body and back are a smooth grey-blue, with a black scaled pattern on the wings. The long legs are yellow and turn coral, pink or red during courtship. The most characteristic part of the yellow-crowned night heron is the head: black and glossy, with white cheeks and a pale yellow crown going from the bill, between the eyes and to the back of the head, giving the bird its common name. Such colours make the face appear striped in a horizontal black-white-black-white pattern. Long, thin, white feathers grow to the back of the crown during mating season. The bill, also black, is thick and deeply set under the eyes which are dark orange or red.
I have made comments about Snowy egrets before, but those black legs and orange feet are quite striking! Like the detail on the Yellow-crowned Night Heron.
Loved your picture of the egret.
Thank you, Susan. 🙂
Two stunning shots, HJ! ❤
Thanks a lot, Donna. 🙂
I have made comments about Snowy egrets before, but those black legs and orange feet are quite striking! Like the detail on the Yellow-crowned Night Heron.
Thank you very much, Jane. 🙂
Two very nice shots, HJ!
Thank you, Chris. 🙂
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