[Length 20 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

These Cattle Egrets were photographed during their northward migration resting on the beach near the mouth of the Rio Grande River at Boca Chica, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 180 f2.8 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Cattle Egret was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 25, 2004)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Cattle Egret was photographed at Smith Oaks Sanctuary - HAS, High Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2006)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Cattle Egret was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 31, 2007)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Cattle Egret was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 2, 2007)

[Length 39 in. Wingspan 51 in.]

This Great Egret was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 24, 2007)

[Length 39 in. Wingspan 51 in.]

This Great Egret was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 39 in. Wingspan 51 in.]

This Great Egret in flight was photographed in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: October 1991)