[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)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Snowy Egret was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1984)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This immature Snowy Egret (denoted by the greenish yellow stripes on the otherwise black legs) was photographed at Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: October 1982)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Snowy Egret was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=277mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 23, 2006)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Snowy Egret was photographed at Anahuac NWR, 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: May 5, 2008)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Snowy Egret was photographed at Isla Blanca County Park, South Padre Island, 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: August 27, 2008)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Snowy Egret in flight was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=330mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 14, 2010)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Snowy Egret was photographed at Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: January 23, 2012)