egret
Slender marsh stalker
An egret is a wading bird with white plumage and long decorative feathers, typically found near water.
Egrets are herons, distinguished mainly by their breeding plumage—the elegant, wispy feathers once prized for hat decorations: A snowy egret stalked the shallows.
Long-legged waterside bird
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
flock · nesting · rookery · breeding · flight · snowy · great · cattle
Water-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
tidal · shallow · mudflat · delta · riparian · freshwater · brackish · pond
Seeking wild food sources
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- crustaceansExoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
frogs · minnows · crayfish · insects · spearing · stalking · wading · patience
Craft of hat design
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
Audubon · breeding colonies · wildlife refuge · population · preservation · fashion industry · hunting ban · wetland protection
heron
Long-legged waterside bird
wingspan · flock · nesting · rookery · breeding · flight · snowy · great · cattle · reddish
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
swamp · tidal · shallow · mudflat · delta · riparian · freshwater · brackish · pond · lagoon
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- crustaceansExoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
invertebrates · frogs · minnows · crayfish · insects · spearing · stalking · wading · patience · strike
millinery
Craft of hat design
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
Audubon · recovery · breeding colonies · wildlife refuge · population · preservation · fashion industry · hunting ban · wetland protection
graceful
Elegant in movement
- poisedCalm and controlled
- slenderThin and graceful
- statuesqueTall, graceful, dignified
delicate · serene · pristine · stately · majestic · flowing · wispy · beauty · striking · refined
- Caribbean wildlifeshark, sharks, dolphin, whale, flamingo
- Evergladessawgrass, alligator, mangrove forest, Florida panther, cypress swamp
- Lowcountrysalt marsh, live oak, spartina, Spanish moss, tidal creek
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- birds & birdwatchingeagle, hawk, owl, parrot, pelican
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants