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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. (All About Birds Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Wa-Ke Hatchee Community Park You’ll find Great Egrets in both freshwater and saltwater habitats. They are colonial nesters.
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