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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Habitat:

Middle Lake in Golden Gate Park

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3 Comments

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

alice, so is mine a snowy egret, it did have yellow feet?

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

The biggest difference is yellow feet. It is smaller and has a black beak instead of yellow. Often the tuft of feathers on his head gives him away as a Snowy egret.

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

what is the difference between snowy egret and great white?
mine: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/654...

Michael Drum
Spotted by
Michael Drum

San Francisco, California, USA

Spotted on Jun 9, 2011
Submitted on Jun 21, 2011

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