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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Photo by CarolBowen
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Comments (8)
Ashish
Carol you can rely on Mitch. Please update Binomial (Scientific) name also.
CarolBowen
I am not ordinarily a bird person.....I stand corrected. A Great Egret
Ashish
Please refer... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Egret_Fish.jpg
Ashish
This is must be great egret.. Mitch you are correct.. Such long neck and nose are to be referred..!!
florida33girl
Agreed - that's a Great Egret. The beak is the giveaway - Snowy Egrets have black beaks. Additionally, though you can't see the feet in this picture, Snowy Egrets are easy to identify from the bright yellow feet.
MitchRay
Nice photo, but that's a Great Egret, Ardea alba.

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