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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Description:

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.

Habitat:

Flew in and landed on a stup in Lake Lewisville.

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2 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

Thanks NewYorker

Evergreen
Evergreen 10 years ago

Nice series!

gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 19, 2013
Submitted on Aug 25, 2013

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