Mated Whited Great Egrets - Hand Embellished Giclee Painting Bird Art Spotted this one across the

Spotted this one across the cove standing on a neighbor’s tree that over hangs the water

They are enchanting

warm gray body with crimson cap

Both the female and male incubate the eggs and feed the young

and waterfront culture

Mated Whited Great Egrets - Hand Embellished Giclee Painting Bird Art Spotted this one across thePainting of a pair of White Great Egrets in mating plumage. The majestic white 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. A hand painted giclee