The Great Egret (Ardea Alba) enchants us with its grace. It is a bird of the Pelecaniformes family, very common around lakes, rivers and wetlands. Measuring between 50 and 90 centimeters, the body can be entirely white or entirely blue; the white egret has a yellow-colored beak, and the blue egret has a black beak. Both kinds have long black legs and a long neck which twists and stretches stealthily in search of food.
You may come across one with lowered head, motionless, as if sleeping, but it is actually stalking its prey. They eat fish, amphibians, rodents, reptiles, insects, and, in a show of intelligence, use pieces of food as bait to attract fish; they are also known to approach fishermen and claim the remains of fish, in some cases even eating directly out of human hands.