Photography of Birds – Set # 174
Set # 174
Great Egret
Great Egret
The great egret feeds in shallow water or drier habitats, feeding mainly on fish, frogs, small mammals, and occasionally small reptiles and insects, spearing them with its long, sharp bill most of the time by standing still and allowing the prey to come within its striking distance of its bill, which it uses as a spear. It often waits motionless for prey, or slowly stalks its victim.
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis
The diet of the Glossy Ibis is variable according to the season and is very dependent on what is available. Prey includes adult and larval insects such as aquatic beetles, dragonflies, damselflies, grasshoppers, crickets, flies and caddisflies, Annelida including leeches, molluscs (e.g. snails and mussels), crustaceans (e.g. crabs and crayfish) and occasionally fish, amphibians, lizards, small snakes and nestling birds.
© HJ Ruiz – Avian101
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Both these birds are found in our country, the first is common and the second not so common but always draws birders when it appears.
Same here, almost everybody knows the Great Egret, can’t say the same for the Glossy Ibis. Thank you, Ashley. 🙂