flying egret, egrets

At one time, the plumes of the Little Egret and other egrets were in demand for decorating hats. They had been used for this purpose since at least the 17th century but in the 19th century it became a major craze and the number of egret skins passing through dealers reached into the millions. Egret farms were set up where the birds could be plucked without being killed but most of the supply was obtained by hunting which reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels (stimulating the establishment of Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in 1889). Now conservation laws protect this species, and the population has rebounded strongly.

Direction Walk 9.04 km or 136 mins north west from last photo
Location Jinja, East Africa, Uganda, Africa
Info F 5.6 1/500 ISO 200 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Country Uganda State East Africa
City Jinja Near River Nile
Continent Africa Day Jinja
Activity Samuka Island Boat Ride Tour GAP (Great Adventure People)
Date 2007:09:23 13:43:18 Make Canon
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi Width 1912
Height 1434 Flash Off, Did not fire
Focal 200.0 mm Exposure 1/500
F Number 5.6 ISO 200
White Bal. Auto Program Aperture-priority AE
Compensation 0 Hyperfocal 384.73 m
Latitude 0.423047222222222 Longitude 33.1970416666667
Altitude 72.28225708 m File Size 1042 kB
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