Great Egret
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Pelicans-Cormorants-Herons Photographer: Richard Boyd Key Identifying Points: All white large heron; yellow bill, black legs and feet Comments: Common |
Common large wading bird. Nests and roosts in mixed colonies in trees -- seen nesting near great blue herons in Heron Rookery near Museum of Natural History. Forages in shallow water or in grassy marshes, moving slowly with neck extended in search of fish and other aquatic prey.