Great Egret Doing a little fishing at the Duck Pond
Egrets at Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline Park
Great and Snowy Egrets are a common sight at Radke Park. They are here year round and can be seen fishing from the docks at the Martinez Marina, at the duck pond, and on the shoreline of the Carquinez Strait. They are patient, focused and deadly accurate when it comes to killing their prey. Fish are their main source of food, but they can also be seen catching small rodents on land as well.
Fun Fact
Snowy Egrets are smaller with a more slender bill than Great Egrets. Snowies have a black bill and yellow feet, whereas Great Egrets have a yellow bill and black feet.
At the Martinez Pier
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egrets are extremely quick when they strike. They can often be seen fishing solo, as well as next to their larger counterparts, the Great Egret and the Great Blue Heron. They all seem to complement each other well, and know where all the good fishing spots are.
Photo Gallery
Great Egret in flight at the duck pond in Radke Park, with Sandpipers in the background.
Great Egret, focused and waiting patiently at the duck pond
Great Egret at Radke Park
Snowy Egret chasing a rival Snowy Egret out of its fishing spot.
Great Egret resting on the rocks next to the Ferry Point Trail in Martinez
Snowy Egret catching a rather large fish at the duck pond. Amazingly enough, the egret had no problem swallowing the fish whole.