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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Description:

This egret is standing on a limestone rock which is so abundant here. It is always accompanied by a little snowy egret.



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Great Egret
Ardea alba

9 Comments

Hemma
Hemma a year ago

Thnx Melissa

MelissaFerguson
MelissaFerguson a year ago

Cool story and photo, Emma!

Hemma
Hemma a year ago

Yup usually they do fight each other. i caught these two Scrub jays fighting. Not the best picture though. But look how the other one is knocked out!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/919...

It look very artistic to:)
So this is the big budy of the snowy egret,fantastic,i love this kind of relations between animals,diferent species in peace,very cool,usualy they figth eath other

Hemma
Hemma a year ago

Thx Karen.

Hemma
Hemma a year ago

Thnx Donna

Hemma
Hemma a year ago

Thnx Kitty,but not as wonderful as your egg spoting.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton a year ago

second ardea alba

Kittycat22
Kittycat22 a year ago

Oh Emma that's fantastic!!!!!!

California, USA

Lat: 37.25, Long: -119.62

Spotted on Feb 29, 2012
Submitted on Feb 29, 2012

Spotted for mission

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