Species
Great egret
Ardea alba · 5 photographs
Great EgretA great egret flies low through the evening haze, bill open as if commenting on something to the bird flying next to it. 
Great EgretA great egret flying through the bare branches, bill wide open: it looks like it is yelling at the day to wake up. 
Great EgretA great egret emerges among the dark branches; the fog of the Po valley makes this photo look almost like an oil painting 
Great EgretsTwo great egrets take off from a freshly harvested rice field on a hazy morning. Their open wings almost overlap: they look like a single four-winged bird. 
Great EgretThe great egret posing like an ornament on a grassy bank, still and proud as if it knew it was photogenic.