Single sub-adult Little Egret hunts for prey itself after leaving the nest in a breeding colony at Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia.
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of three to five bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents for about three weeks. The young fledge at about six weeks of age.
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Location: Macintosh Park, Surfers Paradise, South-east Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
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