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Little Egret

Little Egret - Adult non-breeding

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Playa de Las Américas, Arona, Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» October, 2012

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Egretta garzetta - Little Egret

Bird Species (French)

»Aigrette garzette

Bird Family

»Ardeidae - Herons, Bitterns

Bird Group

»Pelecaniformes Pelicans, Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, Bitterns

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» A tame bird which used to feed on the rocky coast, not far from an important roost of this species. It is a common wintering bird and an irregular breeder in the Canaries.

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