Bonanza Bird #8: Little Egret

November 25, 2011 in Egrets and Birdorable Bonanza 2011 with 5 comments

Today's bird, and the 8th species in the Birdorable Bonanza, is the Little Egret!

Little Egrets by goingslo

Little Egrets live across a wide area of distribution. They can be found throughout Europe, Africa, and much of Asia. They are also found in Australia and New Zealand. Little Egrets are very similar to a North American species, the Snowy Egret. Both species develop long fluffy plumes during breeding season. Like many species of heron, Little Egrets are colonial nesters. They will join other wading birds in a heronry, using platform-like nests made of sticks and twigs.

Tomorrow bird is a bird of prey that can be found across the northern hemisphere. It is the largest bird in the Accipiter family. Can you guess what it is?

Comments

Elinor Blackwood (Ashira) on November 25, 2011 at 10:53 PM wrote:

Cuute! : D I think that tomorrow's bird must be the Northern Goshawk. c:

Louise Warner on February 24, 2017 at 7:35 AM wrote:

here, goshawky, goshawky, goshawky!

Harpy Eagle on July 3, 2017 at 4:32 AM wrote:

Northern goshawk

Spurwing Plover on May 22, 2022 at 6:09 AM wrote:

A man named Edward A Mcilliney(Tobasco Sauce help save the Snowy Egret by breeding t hem in large outdoor cages and releasing them at Migrationn Time

Spurwing Plover on June 17, 2022 at 7:30 AM wrote:

Red Tail Hawk like Pale Male

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