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Great Egret

Ardea Alba

Description:

The Great Egret (Ardea alba), also known as the Great White Egret or Common Egret, White Heron, or (now not in use) Great White Heron,[2][3] is a large, widely-distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized. In North America it is more widely distributed, and it is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the rainforests of South America. It is sometimes confused with the Great White Heron in Florida, which is a white morph of the closely related Great Blue Heron (A. herodias). Note, however, that the name Great White Heron has occasionally been used to refer to the Great Egret.

Habitat:

Brazos Bend State Park ,Texas

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2 Comments

Hector Trevino
Hector Trevino 12 years ago

Thanks for your comment.

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

nice colors and compositions. My favorites are the 1st picture and the 4th.

Hector Trevino
Spotted by
Hector Trevino

Ballinger, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Aug 30, 2011

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