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Great Egret

Ardea alba · Grote zilverreiger
Central Business District, New Orleans, LA, USA
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native research grade research grade
The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

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Central Business District, New Orleans, LA, USA
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☁️ Overcast , 17.8°C
RH 74% , DP 13°C

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