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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Photo by Meezer3
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Field Notes

Description:

Common bird, white plumage, long grey legs, about two feet tall, yellow bill.

Habitat:

Inhabits streams, ponds and shallows of lakes and rivers.

Reference Links:

Great Egret, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Meezer3
Thank you JonathanGuillot for the help in IDing this bird.

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2013

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