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Great Egret Chicks (2)
Ardea alba
29.9066, -91.9112
Field Notes
Description:
These two chicks were unattended for a short time.
Habitat:
On the platform rookery at Willow Pond (Bird City) in Jungle Gardens.
Notes:
Jungle Gardens is a 170-acre (0.69 km2) botanical garden and bird sanctuary located on Avery Island, Louisiana. The gardens were created by Edward Avery McIlhenny, second son of Edmund McIlhenny, the inventor of Tabasco sauce. In 1895 McIlhenny raised eight egrets in captivity on the island, and released them in the fall for migration. They returned the next spring with other egrets, and have continued to do so over generations. Today thousands of egrets inhabit the island from early spring to late summer.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 1, 2013
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