Michael Warren: Reddish Egret

Artist: Michael Warren
1938 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1986
Image Size: 12 by 14 inches
Overall Size: 16 by 14 inches
Medium: Water Color on Water Color Paper

Thrusting its normally tawny-red head and neck forward from its slate-colored body, the Reddish Egret lopes swiftly through the shallow water. Suddenly, it springs into the air, then stabs its parti-colored bill into a school of unwary fish. Snapping them up, the bird dines in the slow, elegant fashion of other Herons. And, like other Herons, the Reddish Egret performs an intricate mating ritual. Males vying for a female chase one another on the ground and in graceful zigzagging flights. Then, once courting pairs are established, they stand side by side in the shallows peering down into the water. The Egret pairs also wing over the nest area, flinging their heads about and softly calling crog-crog. After completing the strong well-crafted nest of rootlets, stems and twigs, the female lays three or four blue-green eggs. Both parents aid in incubation. The grayish hatchlings mature slowly, usually requiring a full season before they are capable of the characteristic graceful flight of the Heron family. In addition to its red and gray phase, the Reddish Egret has a white phase when its plumage turns snowy white, which makes it easy to confuse the bird with the Great Egret. During this phase, plume hunters of the last century slaughtered many birds for their airy, delicate plumes. Confusing ornithologists because of its two distinct color phases, the Reddish Egret also has been called Peale's Egret and Muffle-jawed Egret.

This artwork was originally published on a Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Birds of America Collection. Each Cover featured a State Wildlife Conservation Stamp designed by Michael Warren, issued by the National Audubon Society and postmarked on the First Day of Issue of each stamp which was also the anniversary of statehood for each state.

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