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I had fun taking videos of a log rolling American Egret in low light and mist two days ago while at Miner’s Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

The American Egret had flown in near where I was sitting in my Jeep, photographing and videoing a pair of Barred Owls hunting crayfish. I couldn’t resist taking video of the American Egret since it was so close to me. And the egret was in breeding plumage at that.

What I didn’t expect to see was the American Egret log rolling like a feathered lumberjack, though!

Watching this large, white wading bird log rolling happen in real time was funny, rewatching it in video format even more so.

American Egrets can be found at the refuge in the sloughs, ditches, fields, roosting high in live or dead trees, at the edge of Sally Jones Lake, and the banks of the Arkansas River.

I’ve yet to see young American Egrets at the refuge or find where they might be nesting, but I keep looking.

I hope this log rolling American Egret video makes you chuckle. I know it has made me laugh out loud.

Life is good.

Mia

Click here to see more of my American Egret photos plus facts and information about this species.

Update: Great Egrets were renamed American Egrets in October 2026, the scientific name was changed to Ardea egretta. This post has been updated to reflect those changes.