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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Photo by MartaPoludnik
Published on Project Noah
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43.1847, -82.017

Field Notes

Habitat:

Great Egrets live in freshwater, brackish, and marine wetlands.

Notes:

The Great Egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest environmental organizations in North America. Audubon was founded to protect birds from being killed for their feathers.

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Birds of the World
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Great Lakes Monitoring
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Ontario Wildlife
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 20, 2014

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