This
picture was taken at a
nearby creek. Note the yellow bill and black feet which distinguish the
great egret from the snowy egret even when its larger size is difficult
to determine.
Occasionally
a great egret will
fly over, or near my yard on its way from one wet land to another.
Crows
(most outside the frame) harassing a great egret and a black-crowned
night-heron.[Taxonomy :
Classification]
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