Little Egret

Little Egret standing on some rocks near the edge of the ocean.
Little Egret, Playa del Reducto, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-100; f/10; 1/320 sec. -2 exposure bias.

This page is for the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). This species looks a lot like the Snowy Egret found in the USA, especially with the “golden slippers.” However, our guide and several of the others on the birding trip confirmed that it is indeed a separate species.

Little Egret walking in a shallow pool of water on the volcanic rocks of the Arrecife coast.
Little Egret, Arrecife Marina, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-100; f/11; 1/60 sec.
Little Egret standing among the plant life on the rocky shore of Arrecife.
Little Egret, Arrecife Marina, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Little Egret perched on a dead tree branch in the middle of the water.
Little Egret, Barranco de Malpaso, Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, August 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/800 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Little Egret wading among dead plants in the shallow water.
Little Egret, Barranco de Malpaso, Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, August 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/1250 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Little Egret standing on a branch high in a tree.
Little Egret, Lago dei Monaci–Rio Martino, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/250 sec.
Little Egret standing in the shallow water with one yellow foot about to take a step.
Little Egret, Caprolace–Pantani dell’Inferno, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-400; f/8; 1/800 sec.
Little Egret standing in the shallow water.
Little Egret, Caprolace–Pantani dell’Inferno, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-1250; f/8; 1/500 sec.