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Great egret

Ardea alba

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Great Egret

Ardea alba

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AshleyT
Ardea herodias occidentalis, as you have it listed, are not known to occur in Alabama, they only occur in Florida and Cuba. Also, it would have paler, gray legs if it were the white morph great blue heron. Yours has black legs; it is a great egret.

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PublishedMay 11, 2014

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