What Happened to Our Habitat?

Year after year, I’ve watched Olive and Orlando arrive from the south, build their big nest and raise a new … More

Worth Their Weight in…

Gold? Really? Yes. In 1886, the ethereal, wispy mating plumage of the Snowy Egret sold for $32 an ounce, a … More

When Sammy the Snowy Egret visits the salt marsh for a snack, it’s easy to identify him even at a … More

It’s fascinating to watch Sammy the Snowy Egret swoop for his supper… He lights on the edge of a salt … More

Sammy, our Snowy Egret buddy, returns today as the tide recedes, to feast on small crabs and other sea critters … More

After a long recess in the reeds, our Snowy Egret friends are back… And Stanley here is dancing atop the water … More

Line from an old Folk Song of the sixties. This is a Snowy Egret taking flight for food. She’ll light … More

SnowyEgrets have the prettiest fishing routine I’ve ever seen in all my experience photographing wading and water birds…

It’s been a year since a Snowy Egret showed up in the salt marsh, and Serenity’s visit proved well worth … More

In fact, I can’t find a photo of him with his beak closed. Why?