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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Photo by JoséD
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Field Notes

Description:

I'm not good with birds :(
An Egret?
white feathers

Habitat:

Found in Northern California

Notes:

Made its way into a high school.

Species ID Suggestions

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

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florida33girl
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Comments (4)
JoséD
Thanks for the suggestion. :D
florida33girl
You can just make out the distinctive yellow feet of a Snowy Egret in the picture.
Mark Ridgway
The pool janitor... keeping those pesky fish numbers down.
beallburton
Certainly an egret. The easiest way to tell them apart is bill and foot color, and that's hard to determine in the pictures. Certainly a pretty bird, though, thanks for posting.

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PublishedFebruary 10, 2012

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