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snowy egret

Egretta thula

Photo by SusanEllison
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Field Notes

Description:

this bird in breeding plumage at high island rookery.
•Medium-sized, slender all-white heron.
•Black legs and yellow feet.
•Long thin neck, bill, and legs.
•Bill dark.

Habitat:

march

Reference Links:

Snowy Egret, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Desmond.E.S.O
I had no idea that snowy egrets got soo... Poofy!

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PublishedMay 8, 2013

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