Great Egret - 2008

Yesterday, I was in Fort Lowell Park. All the ducks were at one end of the pond. At the other end, I spotted an egret. I was only able to spend a few minutes in the park, but I did manage to get some photos. I have no idea if this is the same Great Egret I photographed last year. Does anyone know if they return to the same location each year?

Great Egret - 2007

We have a small pond in Ft. Lowell Park, one of our city parks.  


I photographed this bird there last spring. I believe it's a Great Egret. 

CORRECTION: I originally posted this as "Snowy Egret," which is what a friend told me it was. However, the Cornell's All About Birds indicates that the Snowy Egret has a black beak and yellow feet, whereas the Great Egret has a yellow beak and black legs and feet. Since there is already a reference to this post on another blog, I thought I should put in this correction.