[Length 30 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

This Reddish Egret was photographed at the Convention Center boardwalk, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=232mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 24, 2009)

[Length 30 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

This Reddish Egret was photographed at Indian Point Park, Portland, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 16, 2010)

[Length 30 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

This Reddish Egret was photographed at the Route 48 Boat Launch area, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2013)

[Length 30 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

This Reddish Egret was photographed at the Route 48 Boat Launch area, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2013)

[Length 30 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

This white-phase Reddish Egret was photographed at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 17, 2013)

[Length 30 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

This white-phase Reddish Egret in flight was photographed at Scarlet Colley's birds and dolphins boat trip, Port Isabel, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: April 5, 2016)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

Snowy egrets were once hunted almost to extinction so that women's hats could sport the Egret's wispy plumes, called aigrettes, which grow during the breeding season. This adult in breeding plumage clearly shows the bristling plumes that nearly caused its species' demise. Fortunately, due to conservation efforts, Snowy egrets are now a common sight near almost any body of water throughout much of the US. This one was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1984)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Snowy Egret was photographed showing off its diagnostic "golden slippers" as it was springing into flight along the road to Moore's Beach, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1988)