OCT 27, photo-collage: egrets (mixed) vying at the spillway

a) Review of material posted on October 27 in previous years ...

2020: anagram swarm, US scramble-towns, 10 (wordplay map)

2021: domestic hazards, fatbergs (poem)
2022: anagram swarm, Canadian scramble-towns, 12 (wordplay map) 
2023: decorative touches, Night View -- Ravenel Bridge  (fabric art)

fabric art, R.C.H.

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 27, 2024):

snowy egret:
black bill, yellow feet;
smaller, more shy

great egret:
yellow-orange bill, black feet;
longer neck, more aggressive

 

disputation at the spillway;
the more aggressive great egret (above)
chases off the snowy egret

snowy egret in flight; great egret inattentive