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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

At one time, the beautiful plumes of the Snowy Egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women's hats. This reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels.
Now protected in the USA by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird's population has rebounded.
Wikipedia

Habitat:

Aquatic Park in Berkeley, CA

Reference Links:

EOL: Egretta thula, Snowy Egret

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
misako
Thank you Emma - they are lovely.
misako
Thank you Kat--the website is great--very good information.
KatCuff
You have some beautiful shots. I found a snowy egret today, but I had him labeled little egret and I knew that wasn't right considering what info I was reading. Then I found this site and I knew I was on to something. http://www.surfbirds.com/namericanbirds/heron-egret.html
misako
Now I know, thank you Antonio!
AntónioGinjaGinja
I learned here in noah,whith Alice,Emma and Liam,they allways focus this particular point,yellow feet confirm the id in this species and in the european cousin the egretta garzetta:)
misako
Thank you Antonio--I did not know that!

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