A Snowy Egret Eating A Large Dragonfly

By Steve Creek | Published July 3, 2012

A Snowy Egret With A Dragonfly

A Snowy Egret With A Large Dragonfly

A Snowy Egret Eating A Large Dragonfly

A Snowy Egret Eating A Dragonfly

Yesterday I posted photos of this same Snowy Egret with a Dragonfly (Snowy Egret With A Dragonfly). What I noticed is that birds do not like to eat the wings and they will go through a lot of trouble to remove them. You can see in the above photos that this Snowy Egret has caught a large Dragonfly and it is trying to get rid of the wings.

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5 Comments

  1. Posted July 3, 2012 at 5:28 am by Steve Ingraham | Permalink

    Great series!

  2. Posted July 3, 2012 at 7:38 am by Janet Glatz | Permalink

    Whoa! That is one big dragonfly! Great shots, too. Makes me want to paint that big white guy….#maineart

  3. Posted July 3, 2012 at 1:19 pm by Cindy | Permalink

    I got to watch a Great White Egret eat a crab..will post photos soon..He didn’t try to remove anything..dunked him repeatedly then swallowed..could see crab moving in his throat. Very interesting about the wings..Snowies must be more fastidious..

  4. Posted July 3, 2012 at 2:37 pm by Barbara | Permalink

    Wonderful series -

  5. Posted July 3, 2012 at 7:46 pm by Steve Creek | Permalink

    I went back out this morning but fish was on the menu this time.

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