Bence Mate / Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) and Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May.

Bence Mate / Group of Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) displaying its ornamental feathers, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. February.

Bence Mate / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) shaking water off wings at sunset, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.

Bence Mate / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Grey herons (Ardea cinerea) reflected in lake at twilight, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. June. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images...

Nick Upton / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) struggling to swallow a large Pike (Esox lucius) it has just caught, Rutland Water, Rutland, England, UK, November.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippinensis) Great white egret, (Casmerodius albus) Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Eurasian flamingo, (Phoenicopterus roseus) Spoonbill (Platalea leucrodia) reflecte...

David Pattyn / Little egret (Egretta garzetta )attempting to catch fish, Camargue, France, July

David Pattyn / Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in a hunting posture while stalking to catch small fish, La Dombes lake area, France, June

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). North Kent Marshes. Elmley Nature Reserve.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in flight, with buildings in the background, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK, October

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) in flight with bait digger in background, Swale, Kent, England, UK, January.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) at dawn, Elmley Nature Reserve, Kent, England, UK, March. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidemark / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) near four horses, Velipoja, Albania, June 2009

Guy Edwardes / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) in flight over water, Little Estreo Lagoon, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, USA, March

Paul Hobson / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) in flight, Camargue, France

Jose B. Ruiz / Little Egret {Egretta garzetta} making a splash whilst hunting for food in lake, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Little Egret {Egretta garzetta} making a splash whilst hunting for food in lake, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Little Egret {Egretta garzetta} portrait wading and looking for prey in water, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Little Egret {Egretta garzetta} portrait, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Little egret {Egretta garzetta} at waters edge hunting sequence 2/3, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Little egret {Egretta garzetta} at waters edge hunting sequence 1/3, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

David Perpinan / Little egret (Egretta garzetta), Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) roosting togther in tree, Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Spain. May.

David Perpinan / Little egret (Egretta garzetta), Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and Cattle egret bird (Bubulcus ibis) roosting togther in tree, Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Spain. May.

David Perpinan / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) chasing and capturing fish, Besos river, Barcelona, Spain, October.

David Perpinan / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) regurgitating some undigestible parts before preening, Besos river, Barcelona, Spain, October.

David Perpinan / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) chasing and capturing fish, Besos river, Barcelona, Spain, October.

Fabrice Cahez / Group of Herons / Egrets, from front to back Little egret (Egretta garzetta), Great white egret (Ardea alba) and Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Lac du Der, France, January.

Oscar Dewhurst / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) with fish in marshland, Suffolk, England, UK, March.

Robin Chittenden / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) silhouetted, Sri Lanka.

Robin Chittenden / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) silhouette, Sri Lanka.

Ernie Janes / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) in flight from reed bed, Norfolk, England, UK, December.

Mike Read / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) beside a reedbed at the edge of a pool, from North Hide, Westhay Moor Nature Reserve, Somerset Wildlife Trust Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Group of Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) landing to forage in pastureland, Somerset Levels, UK, January.

Dave Watts / Two Grey herons (Ardea cinerea) interacting with a Little egret (Egretta garzetta), competing for territory, Camargue, France, May.

Tim Laman / Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) at the Moorehead River crossing in Lakefield National Park. Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

Barry Mansell / Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) North Florida, USA, October.

Dave Bevan / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) regurgitating food for nestlings, Gwent, Wales, UK, May.

Mike Read / Reedbeds and pools with wildfowl including Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Coot (Fulica atra). From Avalon hide, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalo...

George Sanker / Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) in flight. Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA. March.

Ernie Janes / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) feeding on fish at Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. December.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Great white egret (Ardea alba), Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) all together in the Yangtze river at the Hubei Tian'ezhou Mi...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus), with Great white egrets (Ardea alba), Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) and Intermediate egrets (Ardea intermedia), H...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus), with Great white egrets (Ardea alba), Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) and Intermediate egrets (Ardea intermedia), H...

Pedro Narra / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Joao Vieira Poillo, Bijagos archipelago. Guinea Bissau

Pedro Narra / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Sado estuary, Portugal. May

Pedro Narra / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) regurgitating food while feeding chicks, Sado estuary, Portugal. May

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) flyingagainst blue sky in East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Oliver Hellowell / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and Little egret (Egretta garzetta) in reeds at Ham Wall RSPB reserve, England, UK. January.