Great Egret In Mating Plumage - Acrylic Giclee Painting Least Tern & Chicks Saw this little one in

Saw this little one in Blind Pass wading in the beach area

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

Black-necked Stilts are among the most stately of the shorebirds

After they come out of the water they preen

Great Egret In Mating Plumage - Acrylic Giclee Painting Least Tern & Chicks Saw this little one inBarbara Fallenbaum's painting of a Great Egret all dressed up for mating season. A patch of skin on its face turns neon green, and long plumes grow from its back. Those plumes nearly brought the great egret to extinction during the late 1800 when they were hunted for these aigrettes (long plumes). Saw this one while boating through the Narrows in Pinellas County. Such a beautiful creature, so majestic and stately. This beautiful acrylic print is