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Snowy Egrets' Parental Care and Nestlings' Behavior. Chapter 4.

Both parents share the care for the nestlings. Nestling Period: 20-24 days. Snowy Egrets' partially digested food is then regurgitated from their stomach. Initially, parents drop the food onto the nest floor for the nestlings to eat. Later, they place their bill directly into the nestling's mouth and regurgitate food. For the first 10 days after hatching, parents continuously provide warmth and protection to the nestlings. In 10 days, the nestling can move from limb to limb. Before leaving the nest, juvenile Snowy Egrets are the same size as their parents. They will leave the nest, jumping limb to limb in pursuit of food. Snowy Egrets are known for their active foraging behavior, often walking or running in shallow water, or sometimes standing still and waiting for prey to approach. They may also stir bottom sediments with their feet to startle prey or even hover and drop into the water. Snowy Egrets stand on downed limbs at the edge of the pond to catch passing fish. The Snowy Egret eats mostly aquatic animals, including fish, frogs, worms, crustaceans, and insects