Brunch with the fabulous boys. The great egret is, well great. You don’t have to worry about their personality because everyone says they’re great. Really. They’re great. It’s right in their name, after all: “Great egret.” I mean, technically his real name of the great egret is actually “Pelecaniformes Ardeidae,” but he wants everyone to call him by the name he got in his frat at Cornell. Oh, pardon me – did he not yet drop that he went to an Ivy League? No? Well, he prolly figured you knew because, well, he’s so great. Like so many cool boys of Boston, these egrets love a good brunch. It’s part of what makes them so, well, great. That’s why they love Boston and, well, live pretty much anywhere in North America where there’s wetlands. Heck, they even mingle with crocodiles down south without a care in the world. Great? Right? Everyone says it: he’s just SOOO great. The great egret is the official symbol of the National Audubon Society. Yeah, he’s famous. Check his insta and twitter. (He prolly won’t follow you back, sorry.) I mean, GREAT right? Great egret chicks are highly competitive. In fact, a lot of times they will literally peck the weak er ones to death. But, I mean, EVERYONE says he’s great. So just ignore that familial murder stuff. He’s GREAT Trust me. Everyone says. His wings are so powerful and have so much surface area that only a couple beats a second keep them aloft. Granted, they’re sow flyers, but let’s not linger in silly details. Why point out flaws? EVERYONE knows they’re great. Let’s not be petty. While always mostly white, in mating season he will wear longer tail feathers and get a perch of neon green on his face. Not too much color – JUST enough to be classy. Because classy means, you know . . . you’re SO great. This one didn’t notice me. I tried to wave, but he was busy brunching in Southie/ Prolly being great, like cool boys often are. Too great to say hi, but it’s okay.
He’s great. Everyone says. ▫️ #satire #birds #animalfacts #animallover #egret #wetlands #conservation #ecology #boston #bostonnature #southie #bostonharbor #Castleisland #dawn #daybreak #akaXN #TheRealXN (at Boston Harbor) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPN6yb4tCb8/?utm_medium=tumblr