The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret, or great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe, recently also spreading to more northern areas of Europe.
This particular individual was happily fishing. I was able to get close enough to capture this intimate portrait without disturbing his usual feeding behaviour.
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