Great Egret in the Salt Marsh at Chappaquiddick
- Location
- Chappaquiddick Island, Edgartown, MA 02539
- Date photographed
- Bird
- Great Egret
Chappaquiddick Island's salt marshes are quiet hunting grounds, and this Great Egret knows them well. The bird stands motionless in the shallow grass, its white plumage glowing against the soft green backdrop of late summer growth. The long, elegant neck curves upward in that characteristic S-shape, the golden bill sharp and ready. These marshes are nurseries for small fish and crustaceans—exactly what draws egrets back year after year. On a September afternoon, the light falls soft and even across the water, and the bird waits with the patience that defines its kind.
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