Snowy Egret Hunting In The Wetlands Beside The Marsh Trail In The Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Stock Photo

Pictured is a snowy egret hunting in the wetlands beside the Marsh Trail in the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. They stalk prey in shallow water. The binomial name is Egretta thula. The still surface of the surrounding water provides a reflection. In the background a male blue-winged teal is bobbing at the base of a small red mangrove tree. The binomial name is Spatula discors.