Mated Great Egrets Wall Plaque Giclee Painting Immature Roseate Spoonbill Preening This majestic creature lives on

This majestic creature lives on our cove

each time I paint it

and leap into the air in a graceful and energetic dance

They are beautiful

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Mated Great Egrets Wall Plaque Giclee Painting Immature Roseate Spoonbill Preening This majestic creature lives onThe majestic Great Egret gets more dressed up during mating season. A patch of skin on its face turns neon green, and long plumes grow from its back. Those plumes nearly brought the white great egret to extinction during the late 1800 when they were hunted for these aigrettes (long plumes). Saw this pair off to themselves at Fort DeSoto Park preening and cooing. This beautiful giclee is perfectly color matched, produced in the United States using