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Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Photo by Liam
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized egret (about 2.5ft tall). Known for its feeding dance. Pictured individual is either a juvenile intermediate (Dark x White hybrid) or an Abberant/Leucistic dark morph in nonbreeding plumage. Spotted in Fort Georgie Inlet, in Florida, near Little Talbot Island in 2009, just below the Georgia state border.

Habitat:

Ocean

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Liam
Very strange color indeed. Either a leucistic or intermediate individual. But definitely a Reddish Egret based on the pink bill and blue legs (not visible in these photos).

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Rare Color Morphs

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PublishedAugust 28, 2011

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