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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Notes:

I don't know if this is a Snowy or White Egret...

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7 Comments

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

After looking at photo 2 and enlarging it the best I could on a poor monitor, it does appear to me that I see yellow feet on this egret. That would mean it is indeed a Snowy Egret. I have a link to a spotting of a yellow egret I have if one wishes to compare. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/123...

junipurr
junipurr 11 years ago

Now I don't know, Belinda ... only know I saw his yellow feet..

BelindaDeGrella
BelindaDeGrella 11 years ago

Looks like a white. Snowy Egrets have black bills with yellow near the eye, white egrets have all yellow bills. :)

junipurr
junipurr 11 years ago

Thank you so much ... will do that now :)

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

Seeing as you state the feet were yellow it is for certain a Snowy Egret.
The Snowy Egret scientific name is Egretta thula. It would be great if you could add this to your spotting.

junipurr
junipurr 11 years ago

Yes, they're yellow!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

have you see the feet of the egrett ,where they yellow?

junipurr
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junipurr

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Spotted on Aug 7, 2012
Submitted on Aug 19, 2012

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