This set of photos of a Snowy Egret was taken on my walk along the Museum Reach of the San Antonio River on Monday, February 11, 2013. This was the same walk where I took the photos of the little blue heron that I posted the following day.
Both the snowy egret and the little blue heron landed on opposite banks of the River just below a riffle. Food supplies are generally more abundant in and immediately below the riffles because of the increased oxygenation levels in the water at these locations.
It is also worth noting that these two birds stayed on opposite sides of the River because the egrets and the herons are very territorial. They generally maintain a safe distance from each other to avoid a conflict.
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