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Great White Egret (Great Egret)

Ardea Alba

Photo by bmaltz730
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Description:

Tall white bird with black legs and a yellow beak. Its very skinny, especially its neck.When it flies, it has a huge wingspan and has shiny white wings. Other birds are scared of it.

Habitat:

Reefs, Sandbars, beaches, marshes, shallow water, lakes, any body of water.

Notes:

I saw it on vacation, and it is very shy to humans.

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