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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Photo by Nature Nerd
Published on Project Noah
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43.3584, -89.6302

Field Notes

Description:

Great Egrets are tall, long-legged wading birds with long, S-curved necks and long, dagger-like bills. In flight, the long neck is tucked in and the legs extend far beyond the tip of the short tail. All feathers on Great Egrets are white. Their bills are yellowish-orange, and the legs black.

Habitat:

Small pond/marsh area across the road from a larger lake.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

I'm not sure. It's a man-made structure that was placed in the marsh.

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