When walking, the neck strength contracts into an S-shape; When flying, the neck is the same, the feet are straight back, beyond the tail, the wings are slowly encouraged, and the flight is leisurely and straight.

Habits: I like rice fields, river banks, beaches, mudflats and coastal streams. Eating in groups, often mixed with other species. Sometimes fly over the shallow coastal waters to chase prey. Fly back to their habitat in a "V" formation at night. Gather together and nest with other waterfowl.

Appearance characteristics: yellow iris; The exposed skin on the face is yellow-green, and the breeding period is pale pink; Black mouth; Legs and feet-black, yellow toes.

Extended data:

Egret feathers are of high value, mostly white, and there are tall decorative wedding feathers in the breeding season. Habits are similar to those of other herons, but some species have courtship performance, including showing off their feathers.

Egrets nest in large groups and have no defense ability. As a result, they are on the verge of extinction due to human overfishing. Later, people took strict protection measures, and the number of egrets increased. Egrets are wading birds, which often prey on small fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and crustaceans in shallow water in swamps, lakes, humid forests and other wetland environments.

Build messy nests on trees or shrubs or on the ground.