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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Photo by Ryan.Champiny
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Field Notes

Description:

The Great Egret is a large bird with all-white plumage that can reach one meter in height

Habitat:

Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world

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Comments (2)
ceherzog
Beautiful Encantar! This one could also be added to my shorebirds mission..I see you live in Sarasota, are you a birder? Where do you see your shorebirds? I live on Siesta Key, do you ever come out to Siesta Beach?

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