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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Description:

Adult Great Egret in breeding plumage

Habitat:

marshes, open riverbanks, irrigation canals and lakeshores

Notes:

Fergus Falls has various Great Egret Rookeries where you can find Egrets at various age stages, as well as performing mating rituals in early spring

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4 Comments

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 11 years ago

EmilyMarino-Thank you! They are, aren't they?!! I so look forward to seeing them again in spring and watching their amazing mating dances, so perfectly synchronized you'd think you were at the NYC Ballet. "-)

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino 11 years ago

Amazingly gorgeous!

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 12 years ago

alicelongmartin-Thank you so much! :-)))

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Wonderful Series!

JanelleL.Streed
Spotted by
JanelleL.Streed

Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Apr 24, 2012
Submitted on Apr 28, 2012

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