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Snowy Egret eating
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Snowy Egret eating

by Lisa Cuchara

Category: AvianAdded May 23, 2006626 views

Long-legged Waders

Keywords: Snowy egret, feeding, eating, florida, Egretta thula

It's fascinating to watch how birds balance and adjust the food so it can be swallowed whole. This snowey egret kept flipping the shrimp just so to get the right angle before he could eat it.
Image Reference: 5137Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No