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Great Egret
Casmerodius albus
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Photo: Lee School Board Environmental Education
Body- white, 39"
Bill Description-yellow, sharp
Leg Color- black
Other Characteristics- white breeding plumes
Status- throughout Florida
Reproduction-3 light blue eggs, stick
platform, colony Distribution-Breeds from
California south to Mexico, central US and along Atlantic coast. Winters in southern
United States from coast to coast.
Habitat-shallow wetlands (marshes,shallow
lake margins), agricultural fields, drainage ditches
Diet-fish, small birds, invertebrates
Call-guttural croak, loud squawks at nesting
colonies
Fun facts -early in century, hunted to
near extinction for plumes, abundant again, due to conservation efforts
-methodical stalking hunter
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