An Egret Eating (It’s a Not as Easy as You Think)

Egret with Fish Redwood Planet Media

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Redwood Planet Media writes, “With a long beak and only a narrow tongue, egrets and herons have to toss what they catch toward the back of their throat in order to swallow it.”

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G-ma
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G-ma
7 years ago

I love the photos,they are very beautiful. Thank you

J
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J
7 years ago

I love Egrets! Awesome photo:)

TT
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TT
7 years ago

Awesome. wonder what the green is on beak. Never seen that guess I need to do more birding

Alan Peterson
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7 years ago
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During the breeding season, the Great Egret’s cere turns green and its upper beak turns black. It’s not visible in this shot, but it’s also sporting a skirt of wispy plumes on its back that it will shed during the fall when its young have fledged.