#little egret

[birbmania]

Little egret . . . Murano, Venice, Italy . . . 10/02/23

#birb #birblr #little egret #bird #birdlr #wildlife #photography #wildlife photography

[kavohh707]

Little egret in the sunlight. I find the name a bit confusing, because they are not really little birds in my opinion.

#little egret #heron #birds #seidenreiher #Egretta garzetta #birds of portugal

[firstlawcedarprairie]

Little egret

#little egret #egret #wildbird #bird

[snototter]

A little egret (Egretta garzetta) fishes for food in the United Kingdom

by Graham Thurlow

#little egret #herons and egrets #birds #egretta garzetta #egretta #ardeidae #pelecaniformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: uk #wildlife: europe

[tanuki-kimono]

Nice comparative chart by nature guide Kumasuke, showing the size differences between heron/egret species found commonly in Japan:

Daisagi: great white heron or great egret. Note how the blue-green gape going past the eye

Chûsagi: intermediate egret or yellow-billed egret. Note the yellow gape stopping under the eye

Kosagi: little egret. Note the yellow feet + the fluffy crown

If I remember well, most egret/heron species slightly change coloring and/or grow fluffy feathers during mating season. Those feathers were once used for kanzashi hairpins, a remnant are the katsuyama kanzashi worn by maiko for Gion matsuri (see the butterflies faint "antennas"?):

Nowadays egret are protected and feathers still in use are from ancient stocks.

Egret species are often virtually impossible to tell apart in Japanese patterns. On this blog, I simply tag any of those birds under "sagi" :)

#japan #ressources #chart #reference #bird #sagi #heron #egret #daisagi #chuusagi #kosagi #great white heron #great egret #intermediate egret #yellow bill egret #little egret #kanzashi #egret feathers #gion matsuri #maiko kanzashi

[rumeko]

majestic

#photography #コサギ #little egret #熊本城 #castle #Japan

[richs-pics]

A note of whiteness in the sky

The title is a misquote of "The Little Egret - A Note Of Whiteness On The Water" by Federico "Fred" Fiorillo; 01.12.2020

#little egret #egret #birds #birds in flight #birds on tumblr #nature #nature photography #nature addict #wildlife #yorkshire wildlife trust #ywt #north cave wetlands #black and white #black and white photography #monochrome #bnw #bnw photography #bw #bw photography #bnw nature #original photograph #original content #original work #all my own work #photographers on tumblr

[angiec333]

Little egrets at Blacktoft Sands in East Yorkshire, England

#birds #photographers on tumblr #nature photography #little egret #yorkshire

[textless]

A little egret hitching a ride with white rhinos.

Nairobi National Park, July 2023.

#rhino #white rhino #bird #little egret #photographers on tumblr #textless #amadee ricketts #nairobi national park #kenya

[kavohh707]

Little egret

I really like their yellow feet and how they can switch from an upright gracefully tall bird to a bird that look like it is trying to sneak off without being recognized.

#little egret #egret #birds #heron #seidenreiher #birds of portugal #Egretta garzetta

[blogbirdfeather]

Little Egret - Garça-branca-pequena (Egretta garzetta)

Oeiras/Portugal (11/12/2023)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/500s; F5,6; 800 ISO]

#birds #bird photography #egrets #little egret

[unkn0wnvariable]

Little Egrets

A couple of little egrets looking for food along the edge of the water, at Summer Leys nature reserve.

#animal #animals #bird #birds #canon #canonuk #egretta garzetta #little egret #nature #nature reserve #northamptonshire #northants #outdoors #spring #springwatch #summer leys #wildlife #wildlife trust #wildlife trusts

[alex987854]

Several Birds

#photographers on tumblr #original photographers #nature #little egret #crow #gull

[classic-asian-art]

Little Egret, c.1910 (colour woodblock print) by Ohara Koson

#Little Egret #egret #river #water #ohara koson #koson #reiher #bird #vogel #heron #wildlife #animal #art #art print #print #artwork #kunst #painting #splash #asian art #asian #east asia

[webberwoof]

LIFERRRR so happy about this one. little egret :3

#birds #birding #ornithology #special interest #bird #bird photography #birdblr #little egret #ardeidae #egret #heron

[rumeko]

and the journey continues

#photography #空 #sky #小鷺 #little egret #Japan