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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 506 W: 5 N: 1135]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (4665) | Great Egret
Ardea alba
Info on the Great Egret
Intermediate in size between the larger day herons and the smaller egrets, the elegant, stately Great Egret, in its dazzling white plumage, is widely recognized in North America and elsewhere. In the Western Hemisphere, the decimation of populations of this species and other wading birds during the early twentieth century by overhunting helped spark the formation of conservation and environmental organizations, as well as of laws protecting these birds. Indeed, the Great Egret is the organizational symbol for one of the oldest such groups in the United States, the National Audubon Society.
The Birds of North America Online |
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