great egret mother feeding her fledglings

alba animal ardea background beak bird birdwatching blue branch competing competition down downy eating egret eye face family feathers feeding fledglings forest fun great green heavens home immature juvenile leaves legs macro mother nature neck nest oak ornithology plumage portrait practice regurgitation rivalry seabird shadows shorebird siblings sky softness spreading spring springtime standing stretching sunlight texture three together tree triplets twigs waders wetland white wildlife young