Great Egret

These photo's were taken between 23rd & 30th March, 2008 at the High Island Rookery, Texas. The Great Egret is one of the most common birds in the world including North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. They make their nests out of sticks and not all chicks make it past the nesting stage as the larger, stronger chicks will often pick on the smaller ones.