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Room to Move

Snowy Egret - big juveniles - waiting for mom
Saint Augustine, Florida - Warm Summer 2024
In the Nest - Northern Florida U.S.A. - 7/4/24

-------Independence Day 2024 ----------Born in the U.S.A.!

In the Wild - Nesting - Rookery - Treetop - July 4th, 2024
Southern Snow - Beauty of Snow - Snowy Egret juveniles

*[left-double-click for a closer-look - big nest out in the open]

*[Honestly, look at that nest. It's a masterpiece! An engineering marvel! After a few hundred twig collecting missions, she had it
safe and ready to take on the weight of her entire avian family]

Snowy egrets breed in mixed colonies, which may include great egrets, night herons, tricolored herons, little blue herons, cattle egrets, glossy ibises and roseate spoonbills. The male establishes
a territory and starts building the nest in a tree, vines or very thick undergrowth. He then attracts a mate with an elaborate courtship display which includes dipping up and down, bill raising, aerial displays, diving, tumbling and calling. The immediate vicinity of
the nest is defended from other birds and the female finishes the construction of the nest with materials brought by the male. It is constructed from twigs, rushes, sedges, grasses, Spanish moss
and similar materials and may be 15 inches across. Up to six pale bluish-green eggs are laid which hatch after about 24 days. The young are altricial and covered with white down when first hatched.
They leave the nest after about 22 days. - Lots of fun to observe.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Egret

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida

Taken in: United States / Florida / Anastasia (show map)

Taken on: July 4, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS RP, ISO 2000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS RP
ISO:	2000
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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