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Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Photo by James McNair
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Field Notes

Description:

The blue back of the Little Blue Heron and a reddish chest neck and head. A staring light colored eye and a pinkish purple beak near the face that darkens about halfway from the face to tip. About the size of the Great Blue Heron

Habitat:

Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge

Notes:

Known for the curious fishing "dance" it performs, it is endangered and an ongoing study in Florida is trying to estimate remaining numbers

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PublishedSeptember 23, 2017

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