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Great "White" Heron
Ardea herodias (occidentalis)
25.8571, -81.035
Field Notes
Habitat:
Great White Herons occur in central and southern
Florida, Cuba, the Isle of Pines, the coasts of Yucatan and
Quintana Roo, and off Venezuela in a variety of coastal and inland habitats.
Great White Herons nest primarily on isolated
mangrove islands.
Notes:
My first spotting of this bird. Having seen many Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets in the Everglades, I could tell this was no Egret. It was larger and more robust, it was as if someone had bleached a Great Blue Heron, legs and all. As the article states there has been debate as to this being a proper subspecies or a color morph.
http://blog.audubonguides.com/2011/04/11/wading-into-controversy-the-gr…
Reference Links:
“Great White” Heron – not just a color morph « Sibley G…
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PublishedMarch 24, 2014
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