25/05/2026
Siempre es un buen momento para compartir buenos momentos 😊
A bay of egrets 👀
For two years, Roberto González García photographed these spectacular flocks of cattle egrets as they descended on the Bay of Santander. After visiting this spot countless times, he eventually found his perfect composition amid the industrial shipyard activity. That morning, in the magical pre-dawn hour, his photograph finally came together.
Since the 1980s, cattle egrets have spread across the north of Spain and Cantabria is now home to flocks of about 4,000. In the industrial area of the Bay of Santander, the birds descend every evening to find refuge in the tranquil reed beds. The next morning, they will take to the air in their hundreds.
📸 'Bay of Egrets' was highly commended in 's Urban Wildlife category.
See more powerful wildlife images in our exhibition, open now at the Natural History Museum in London.
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