3396 x 4308 px | 28,8 x 36,5 cm | 11,3 x 14,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
10. April 2014
Ort:
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida
Weitere Informationen:
Looking at the gauzy train of ornamental back plumes, displayed as they are here, makes the analogy of a bridal bustle quite fitting. While all egrets are herons, the reverse is not true. Aigrettes are the defining feature of this lovely species and are present only during the breeding season. Aigrette is from the French and pronounced egret and generally describes tufted plumes as on a headdress. The plumes are most luxuriant as the birds are nesting and will begin to thin out as the chicks get older until they all drop off until the next breeding season. This is also part of the tragedy brought on by the fascination with the beautiful egret plumes for ladies' hats in the late 1880's. The plume hunters would take them in their nests when the feathers were fullest not only killing the adults but leaving the chicks to perish as well nearly wiping out many egret populations. This black and white treatment reveals the detail of the aigrettes and living artistry of the breeding White Egret.
