Snowy Egret

A beautiful small heron with long thin black legs, yellow feet, and a black bill with a yellow patch at the base.  The Snowy Egret, wades in shallow water spearing fish.  Sometimes they sit and wait for prey to approach and others times they actively run chasing prey with wings spread.

Its sometimes confused with its bigger cousin, the Great Egret, which has reversed coloring – yellow bill and black feet.