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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Habitat:

I found this specimen on a lake, in an environmental reserve of Atlantic Forest.

Notes:

In the video, the "Ardea alba" hunting. It makes interesting moves with the neck. I don't know say why it move the neck that way. But (in my "I-thinkism"), I suppose it's for to deceive the prey (along with the movements of the water and wind) or, for stretch and retract the neck. [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5UMxT-k... ]

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LeonardoMB
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LeonardoMB

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spotted on Jun 8, 2014
Submitted on Jun 9, 2014

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