A close-up of a great egret showing the green facial skin and red eye of its breeding plumage.

Fire Eye

Orlando, Florida

The great egret, normally a plain white wading bird, transforms into some seriously impressive breeding plumage: green facial skin, an orange-red eye, and long, elegant nuptial plumes hanging from the back. Orlando hosts a heron and egret rookery in an unexpected place: a nature park where the entire wetland is full of American alligators. The gators do get free meals whenever something falls from a nest, but they otherwise keep the rookery free from other predators and aren't capable of reaching the nests themselves.

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