Great Egret

Description:

This symbol of the National Audubon Society is easily identified with it's white body and wings, long neck, narrow yellow bill and black legs.

Habitat:

Spotted in shallow waters at Lake Conway.

Notes:

Forages mostly by standing or walking in shallow water, waiting for fish to come near, then catching them with rapid thrust of bill. May feed in flocks or in association with other herons, cormorants, ibises, sometimes stealing food from smaller birds. Also forages in open fields, sometimes around cattle.