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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Photo by HemaShah
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Comments (7)
kdpicturemaker
Definitely. Unfortunately the breeding plumage on these and many other birds was favoured by feather hunters of the past.
HemaShah
they have such graceful necks and the breeding plumage is so delicate.
kdpicturemaker
Can't go past a great egret image. Holding a natural history exhibition later this year and this bird is one of my featured ones after we collected some nice shots for illustration at the nesting colony.
HemaShah
Shy it does look! :) Thank you Sintija.
Sintija Valucka
haha, this one looks shy, but it didn't manage to hide under the wing :D :))

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PublishedSeptember 23, 2013

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