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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Photo by Machi
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28.8015, -82.577

Field Notes

Description:

Large egret with large plumes visible, meaning it is in mating plumage. Yellow beak is the easiest way to tell it apart from a snowy egret

Habitat:

At the edge of a creek in Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park

Reference Links:

Great Egret Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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