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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Description:

Great Egrets are tall, long-legged wading birds with long, S-curved necks and long, dagger-like bills. In flight, the long neck is tucked in and the legs extend far beyond the tip of the short tail. All feathers on Great Egrets are white. Their bills are yellowish-orange, and the legs black.

Habitat:

On a fishing boat at a wharf in Rockport, Texas

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gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Fulton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2013
Submitted on Jul 31, 2013

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