Alex Houghton, The Great Egret (ANIMAL & NATURE 2025)

There is just something about The Great Egret that I can't stop photographing them. What impresses me so much is they literally walk around all day in mud and I can't even have a cup of coffee wearing a white shirt without ruining it. Also, the more I research their history, the more fascinating they become. Nearly hunted to extinction… for fashion, fly with a crook in their neck, and world class spear hunters!

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