Country intro
Reddish egret
I had heard that this reddish egret regularly fished in a certain spot on the Gulf-of-Mexico and one day I made the trip hoping to find him. I found him fishing and displaying his full, incredibly beautiful breeding plumage and was able to get numerous static and action shots of this spectacular, colorful birds.
The Reddish Egret is a small heron. It is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Mexico. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade.
According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department , there are only 1,500 to 2,000 nesting pairs of Reddish Egrets in the United States - and most of these are in Texas. They are classified as "threatened".. more
