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| After having dinner out this evening, we decided to take the long way home and go along the Fox River to see if there were any egret's getting ready to bed for the night. |
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| We usually find at least one tree were they roost. This time, when we went past this tree, I thought there were 2 plastic bags hung up in the tree. Wrong! We turned around and this is what we saw. I got out of the car so I could get a better look. I have never seen them with their feathers sprayed out like this. |
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| Several of them were doing this |
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| They do nest in colonies of up to 100 birds. |
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| One was just landing. |
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| The egret is a protected bird. They were hunted to near extinction for their long white plumage. The plumes are grown near the tail during breeding season. They make a platform nest, and both male and female build it. They have one brood a year They are beautiful. Interesting to watch when they are looking for small fish to spear with their long bill. |
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