Egret Identification

Great Egret

Great Egrets are large all-white birds that live in salt marshes and wetlands. They have long thin black legs and feet as well as long yellow swordlike bills for stabbing and catching prey. The Great Egret is approximately the size of a Great Blue Heron.

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Snowy Egret

Snowy Egrets are similar to Great Egrets, but have yellow feet, long fluffy plumes, and bills that are mostly black with orange at the base. Snowy Egrets are smaller than Great Egrets.

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