A beautiful, graceful small egret is very active in its feeding behaviors. They forage for food by shuffling their feet in the mud to bring up small fish and invertebrates in shallow water. It's legs are black but the feet are bright gold.
They nest in colonies in trees, shrubs, mangroves, sometimes on or near the ground in marshes.
This is one of my favorite birds to photograph. They are very entertaining, especially when juveniles. I decided to darken the background in this image as the natural background was a bit unappealing.

OM-1 Mk II, OM 150-400mm

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