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Introduction
What the Great Egret Looks Like
The Great Egret has overall_color color of white and yellowish-orange and black.
The Great Egret has above_color color of white.
The Great Egret has head color of white.
The Great Egret has face color of white.
The Great Egret has below_color color of white.
The Great Egret has undertail color of white.
The Great Egret has back color of white.
The Great Egret has bill color of yellowish-orange.
The Great Egret has wing color of white.
The Great Egret has belly color of white.
The Great Egret has tail color of white.
The Great Egret has chest color of white.
The Great Egret has leg color of black.
The Great Egret has neck color of white.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Great Egret
The length of the Great Egret is from 37.0 inches to 40.9 inches (94.0 cm to 103.9 cm).
The weight of the Great Egret is 35.3 inches (89.7 cm).
The wingspan of the Great Egret is from 51.6 inches to 57.1 inches (131.1 cm to 145.0 cm).
Pictures of the Great Egret
Great Egret, Great Egret by moments in nature by Antje Schultner, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Great Egret by trishhartmann, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Great Egret by 611catbirds, too, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Sneeky Great Egret by Tjflex2, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Great Egret by Tjflex2, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Great Egret, Salt March, Quincy, MA by BostonPhotoSphere, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Great Egret, looking for lunch by Tjflex2, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Great Egret (Ardea alba) by patrickkavanagh, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Great egret by hedera.baltica, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Egret, Great egret 4 by Monkeystyle3000, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #2 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #4 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #2 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Egret, GREAT EGRET #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Great Egret by wallygrom, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Great Egret (Ardea alba modesta) by Lip Kee, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, juvenile great egret trio woody by JKD Atlanta, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron and a Great Egret by cameraclub231, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Laysan Island – Bird Sightings – Sep 2013 by Forest & Kim, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Great Egret by MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Great Egret by MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Juvenile Great Egret by MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Snowy Egret by wallygrom, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Egret, Snowy Egret by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Great Egret, Great Egrets by MRohini, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Egret, Taking Flight No2 by CDay DaytimeStudios w > 2 Million views, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Egret, back lit flight by Christian Collins, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Egret, Great Egret by 611catbirds, too, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Egret, Great White Egret in flight DSCN8991 by ianpreston, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Egret, Great egret flyby by Joe K Gage, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Great Egret
primarily stands or walks in shallow water to forage.
may eat in groups or in close proximity to other birds.
takes food from lesser birds on occasion.
additionally forages in broad fields, perhaps close to livestock.
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What the Great Egret Likes to Eat
The Great Egret feeds on the following:
- fish
- crustaceans
- frogs
- salamanders
- snakes
- aquatic insects
- grasshoppers
- rodents
- small rails
- other birds.
Where To Find the Great Egret
You can find the Great Egret in the following habitats:
- Marshes
- ponds
- shores
- mud flats.
