Sunday, March 7, 2021
GREAT EGRET IN BEAUTIFUL BREEDING PLUMAGE & COURTSHIP COLORS BUILDING A NEST, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS,DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021
In addition to the beautiful plumes of their breeding plumage, these Great Egrets all have green lores. The egret in the first five photos (see fourth photo) and the one in the last photos have eyes which are beginning to turn red. The green lores and red eyes are the Great Egrets courtship colors, which only last a short time at the beginning of the nesting cycle.
Saturday, March 6, 2021
CATTLE EGRETS IN BREEDING PLUMAGE WITH & WITHOUT COURTSHIP COLORS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS,DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021
At the beginning of the nesting cycle., adult herons and egrets get much brighter bill and lore colors. These very bright courtship colors only last for a few days. Also, in some egret and heron species the legs and feet become brighter.
The first three photos show a Cattle Egret in breeding plumage whose bill, lores and eyes have become bright red. Contrast this with the Cattle Egrets in the last two photos. These egrets are in breeding plumage, but are only starting to get these bright red colors. The egret in the fourth photo is much more advanced in developing its courtship colors than the egret in the last photo.
Friday, March 5, 2021
KOI FISH, MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN,MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/4/2021
Koi fish are closed varieties of Amur carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
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