dark morph

Reddish Egret Morphs

By Mia McPherson|December 27th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Reddish Egrets|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, coast, coastal, dancing, dark morph, Egretta rufescens, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, hunting, nature, Pinellas County, Reddish Egret, tidal lagoon, white morph|

These two Reddish Egrets; a dark and a white morph, were photographed on the same day at Fort De Soto's north beach in May of 2009 and both of them were showing signs of being in breeding plumage.

Reddish Egrets

By Mia McPherson|November 10th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Reddish Egrets|Tags: dark morph, egret, egrets, Egretta rufescens, fish, Gulf of Mexico, Low angle, nature, perched, preening, prey, Reddish Egret, shot from below, snag, tree, water, waves|

While I lived in Florida I took thousands (and thousands) of images of Reddish Egrets and I am very glad that I did because they are rarities in Utah, where I now live.