The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from the Provençal French for the little egret aigrette, a diminutive of aigron, . Among the most elegant of the herons, the slender Snowy Egret .
A beautiful, graceful small egret, very active in its feeding behavior in shallow waters. Snowy Egret is now more widespread and common than ever. A familiar heron of the Americas, the snowy egret (Egretta thula) is well known for its spectacular mating displays, frantic foraging behaviours and beautiful . One of Maryland's most beautiful water birds, the snowy egret is an entirely white feathere medium-sized wader common to the Chesapeake Bay and coastal .
The snowy egret is about two feet in length and has a wingspan of about three feet. It has white feathers, a yellow patch of skin around its eyes, a black bill and . Snowy Egrets begin their northward migration in early March and depart in September to migrate to their wintering areas. Descriptions and articles about the Snowy Egret, scientifically known as Egretta thula in the Encyclopedia of Life.
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