Photo Challenge: BestOf2004 | Great Egret, Palo Alto<br /><br />May 23, Canon 300D, 500mm, f4.5, 1/500 sec<br /><br />I took several hundred shots of these egrets on a rookery in Palo Alto. this is one of the best. The green skin near the bill appears only during breeding season.

Great Egret, Palo Alto

May 23, Canon 300D, 500mm, f4.5, 1/500 sec

I took several hundred shots of these egrets on a rookery in Palo Alto. this is one of the best. The green skin near the bill appears only during breeding season.