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Giant Egret

Ardrea alba

Photo by Tamarac Craig
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful egret sharing a marsh with two trumpeter swans the last few days.

Habitat:

Marsh in southern portion of the Tamarac NWR in Minnesota.

Species ID Suggestions

Great Egret

Ardea alba

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Great Egret

Ardea alba
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Comments (1)
apoelaka54
You may confuse it with a cattle egret but cattle egrets are MUCH smaller and they don't have such a curvy neck

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
Mission
Minnesota Detroit Lakes Wildlife & Plants
Mission
Hubbel Pond State Wildlife Area
Photographed
PublishedMay 9, 2013

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