Z Birds

The large white birds in my previous post are Great Egrets. You can tell them by their yellow beak. In the mangrove estuaries and our pluvial canals you'll also see Snowy Egrets at this time of year. They are a bit smaller and have a black beak. Egrets are a type of Heron.

In the photo below you can see a male Snowy Egret asserting his authority over the females, several White Ibis, a Roseate Spoonbill and a little guy that looks like a Sandpiper.