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Snowy Egrets, aggragation of egrets feeding on the fly
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Snowy Egrets, aggragation of egrets feeding on the fly (Egretta thula)

Snowy Egrets, aggragation of egrets feeding on the fly
Habitat
Coastal wetland
Location
Merritt Island, Florida
Date taken
Jan 7, 2020
Scientific name
Egretta thula
Equipment used
Nikon D850 w/ 200-500 Lens & 1.4X
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That's three wonderful action shots you've captured of this egret Dave, along with some great feather detail too.

Such beautiful birds.

Though I had to look up the meaning of "aggragation", but that didn't help me, as I can't find the word LOL
 
Delia,
Sorry for the confusion. Didn't help that I misspelled the word! I actually just found that word when looking up feeding behaviors for the Snowys. I had never witnessed the feeding in flight behavior before. Following is the description I had found on NA Birds on line:
"Preferred foraging habitats/conditions range from small salt-marsh pools to large freshwater marshes and from solitary to mixed-species aggregations. The Snowy Egret is often the species around which such aggregations form." There were between 70 and 100 egrets / herons in the group.
 

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