Jan Wegener / Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens), Florida

Guy Edwardes / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) in flight over water, Little Estreo Lagoon, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, USA, March

Tom Vezo / Reddish egret fishing {Egretta rufescens} Arizona, USA

Karine Aigner / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) white morph wading in water. Cat Island, Bahamas.

Lynn M. Stone / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) in non-breeding plumage, hunting in saltwater lagoon. Tierra Verde, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) in non-breeding plumage, hunting minnows with wings in partial umbrella. Saltwater lagoon, Tierra Verde, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

Claudio Contreras / Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) flying, Guerrero Negro, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, March

Claudio Contreras / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) fishing, Guerrero Negro, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, March

Eladio Fernandez / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting, using wings to create shade, Cuba

Lynn M. Stone / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting in a saltwater lagoon, Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. December.

Michael Milicia/ BIA / Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) taking flight, Texas

Lynn M. Stone / Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) in non-breeding, winter plumage, in flight over saltwater lagoon, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. November.