CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae

Ardea modesta  

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)
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© Larry Dunis 2009
Manly, QLD (Mar, 2009)

This Eastern Great Egret was having a successful hunting session (also other pics) in a period of just a few minutes he was seen to catch and eat at least six fish.

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

At nest in breeding plumage

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret up a Tree

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret lunges for lunch

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret snags a snack

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret in flight

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Great Egret