Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret is a long necked shore bird found along most of coast and inlets of the U.S., and all over Mexico, Central America, and South America – but not in the moutains, so not in many parts of Chile. They feed on small fish, crayfish and small crabs, insects, worms, frogs, lizards, and even small snakes. So they’re anywhere there’s water and wildlife.

In Louisiana where I’m from originally, you’ll see them in the bayous, along the shores of the lakes, and in the drainage canals – much of the New Orleans area is below sealevel. They’re a quiet bird, often strutting slowly along the shore with their feet in the mud, stalking prey. They’re a beautiful and elegant bird when they display their plumage during mating time, but usually they look lanky and awkward to me. Basically, they look good when they’re looking for a mate.

Note

All of these stamps are well done. The artwork is great. They make you wish you had plenty of letters to send out – many pen pals with whom to write. It’s difficult to choose about which bird or animal to describe. I picked one for now since I have so many pages to fill. I may add another one or two later.

Contains 16 spots: own 16 – 16 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Jul 22, 2025

Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

Wild Life of North America

1.1	✓	2320	American Bison Bos bison	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	2321	Snowy Egret Egretta thula	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
1.3	✓	2322	Gray Wolf Canis lupus	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
1.4	✓	2323	Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	2324	Eastern Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	2325	Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
2.3	✓	2326	Common Box Turtle Terrapene carolina	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
2.4	✓	2327	Wolverine Gulo gulo	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
3.1	✓	2328	American Elk Cervus canadensis	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	2329	California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
3.3	✓	2330	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
3.4	✓	2331	Raccoon Procyon lotor	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	2332	Bobcat Lynx rufus	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	2333	Black-Footed Ferret Mustela nigripes	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
4.3	✓	2334	Canada Goose Branta canadensis	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor
4.4	✓	2335	Red Fox Vulpes vulpes	22c (jun 1987) comm., multicolor

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.