Wading Bird Portraits

Egrets, Herons & Wading Birds

From Snowy Egrets in Delaware to Tiger Herons in Jamaica and Tricolored Herons in the Everglades — elegant, patient, and perfectly adapted to life at the water's edge. Click any image to view full size.

Snowy Egrets: black beak, yellow feet · Great Egrets: yellow beak, black feet

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egrets

Identified by their black beaks and bright yellow feet. These were photographed in Delaware and in flight.

Florida Everglades

Wood Stork, Great Egret & Herons

Four species from the Florida Everglades — a Wood Stork, a Great Egret (yellow beak, black feet), a Little Blue Heron, and Tricolored Herons.

Great Egret

Great Egrets — Maryland, Florida & Texas

Great Egrets from three states — Maryland, Florida, North Carolina, and South Padre Island, Texas. Also a Snowy Egret from Florida (larger version for your desktop).