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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Description:

Ibis maybe?

Habitat:

Florida Everglades.

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Great Egret
Ardea alba


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5 Comments

Thanks!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Okay, thanks for the clarification Anne!

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

Snowy Egret is smaller and has a black bill and yellow feet. Great Egret is larger with yellow bill and black feet.

Hmm... So maybe it's a different kind of Egret? I saw a bunch of other snowy egrets, and this one was a good 1/2 mile away from them...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Appears to be Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, but it's beak is longer and slimmer than that of Egretta thula.

Delray Beach, Florida, USA

Spotted on May 11, 2012
Submitted on May 12, 2012

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