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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Photo by TheresaHeckel
Published on Project Noah
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Comments (4)
HeatherMiller
Theresa - nice colors in this picture. LOVE the yellow feet against the white feathers and blue water. Great color. Note: If you click "Edit this spotting" you can change the name to Snowy Egret and the scientific name to Egretta thula as provided by Alice and Liam.
TheresaHeckel
Thank you for the ID correction and the comment; I appreciate both greatly :)
Liam
^Agreed on both accounts. Egretta thula
alicelongmartin
That is the Snowy Egret, note the black beak and yellow feet! And an Exceptional picture!

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Backyard Birding Southeastern USA
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PublishedDecember 13, 2011

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