Hebbal Lake in north Bangalore is favorite spot for various colorful birds. One of the white heron that can be seen here Eastern Great Egret. They can be distinguished from other white egrets by its very long neck.
This large heron measures about 83 to 103 cms in length. The overall plumage is white and the legs are dark olive-grey or sooty black. When not breeding, the bill and facial skin are yellow and the bill turns mostly black and the facial skin becomes green during breeding.
They prefer shallow water, particularly when flowing, but may be seen on any watered area, including damp grasslands. Great Egrets can be seen alone or in small flocks, often with other egret species.
They usually feed alone. The preferred diet is fist. But they also feed on aquatic insects, molluscs, amphibians, small reptiles, crustaceans and occasionally other small animals.
This large heron measures about 83 to 103 cms in length. The overall plumage is white and the legs are dark olive-grey or sooty black. When not breeding, the bill and facial skin are yellow and the bill turns mostly black and the facial skin becomes green during breeding.
They prefer shallow water, particularly when flowing, but may be seen on any watered area, including damp grasslands. Great Egrets can be seen alone or in small flocks, often with other egret species.
They usually feed alone. The preferred diet is fist. But they also feed on aquatic insects, molluscs, amphibians, small reptiles, crustaceans and occasionally other small animals.
31 comments:
That is such a gracious bird... Nice posture, very elegant.
A beautiful heron, exquisite! Pure delicacy! Genial!
Beautiful capture!
I love egrets and never tire of seeing them (we see them on both coasts of the US)...it is good to know they are doing well in India too (We have several different species of egrets here too and yours is even a little bit different from any of those. They are all wonderful.
ah, yes. just a beauty! :)
The reflections of the natural world have a special charm. I particularly like the proportions of your first image. Enjoy the weekend.
Beautiful nature... Lovely photos...
These are super pictures of this wonderful bird. We have these white heron here also. Once in a while we get to see them fly off into the air. I'm always amazed at how big their wingspan is.
Thanks for sharing!
Living so close and yet to make a visit. Good shots!
Beautiful shots!!! :)
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Elegant birds!
Nice...
Lovely white heron - we see these herons often whenever we drive by water bodies like lakes,tanks & ponds as well as agricultural fields !
These are wonderful photos of the Great Heron. I also like the reflections you've captured in the water.
Good to see your photos of the Great White Rajesh. here we genrally only see the Little Egret - same colour but not as impressively large.
A gorgeous bird. I also like the reflections.
Lovely captures.
Really great shots of the Great Egret.
Lovely Egret!
Egrets are so showy and so beautiful!!
So elegant...
...love the reflections you captured also.
Very pretty bird. Seems rather close in appearance to our Great Egret, though its bill does not turn black during breeding season.
Lovely serie of bird-photos!
Great bird.
Very elegant bird.
Beautiful Egret and lovely images!
This is such a pretty bird, and that first shot is wonderful!
Nice shots of a beautiful bird.
Such an elegant bird and even the roots it is perched on is unique to view
Looks just like the Great Egrets I photographed last weekend. I wonder if they are the same species?
Love egrets :)
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