Great White Egret

Great white egrets have occurred in the UK in all months of the year, but they are most likely to be seen during spring and winter.
What they eat
Fish, insects and frogs, caught by spearing with its long, sharp beak.

Snowy Egret - Great White Egret

The snowy egret, said the famous amateur ornithologist Arthur Cleveland Bent in his multi-volume Life Histories of North American Birds, which he published between 1910 and the 1960’s, “ ...

Great White Egret (British English)
Grande Aigrette (French)
Garza blanca, Garza grande, Garza real (Spanish)
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The Great White Egret Image documentation
Great Egret Information - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Great Egret Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding
Great Egret Information - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter ...

Both great white egret parents raise their young, although sibling rivalry in the nest can results in death for some chicks.
Photograph by Tim Laman
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The nest of the Great White Egret, whether placed in a cypress one hundred and thirty feet high, or on a mangrove not six feet above the water, whether in one of those dismal swamps swarming with loathsome reptiles, ...

Great Egret or Great White Egret, Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret, Ardea intermedia or Egretta intermedia
Cattle Egret, Ardea ibis
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Eastern Reef Egret, Egretta sacra ...

The Great Egret: Weighing up to 950 g and standing 101 cm tall, this is a large sized bird indeed, and is also referred to as the Common Egret, White Heron, or Great White Egret.

Egret, Great aka Great White Egret Ardea alba Found: The Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels in Australia 3) Dick in New Jersey 4 - 8) Dick in North Carolina
2) Sandy Cole at Flamingo Gardens in ...

Everyone loves an egret. Known also as the White Egret, Great White Egret, American Egret, Common Egret, Large Egret, Great White Heron, and angel bird, Ardea alba is a familiar sight just about anywhere shallow water touches land.

Great White Egret ( Egretta alba )
Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis )
Grey Heron ( Ardea cinerea )
Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
Hadada Ibis ( Bostrychia hagedash )
House Martin ( Delichon urbica ) ...

Greater Egret, Large Egret, Eastern Great Egret (modestus), Eastern Large Egret (modestus), White Egret, Common Egret, Great White Egret, Great White Heron, Western Great Egret, Angel Bird, Big Plume Bird, Long White, Plume Bird, White Crane ...

Millions of birds (especially snowy egrets, great white egrets, and little egrets) were killed for their beautiful plumage. As a result, their numbers depleated.

Males and females look alike, but the males are a little larger. The great egret is also known as the American Egret, the Common Egret, the Large Egret, the White Egret, the Great White Egret and the Great White Heron.

See also: Heron, Egret, Great Egret, Blue heron, Spoonbill