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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Description:

Large white bird, black legs, yellow beak

Habitat:

A large white heron, the Great Egret is found across much of the world, from southern Canada southward to Argentina, and in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. It's the largest egret in the Old World, and thus has garnered the name Great White Egret. Near bodies of water

Notes:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great...

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3 Comments

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Thank you Nopayahnah, and Alice

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Great shots!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Lovely pictures! The first has a nice Ballet move!

MaryEvans2
Spotted by
MaryEvans2

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 30, 2011
Submitted on Mar 22, 2012

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