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Great Egret Ardea alba
Identification
85-102 cm. The largest heron of the region; all white; neck very long, curved, bulged distinctively below in flight; yellow bill of non-breeding adult much longer and slimmer than that of Yellow-billed Egret; legs all black. Iris pale yellow (bright red when breeding); bill yellow (black when breeding); lores and eyering olive green (emerald green when breeding); narrow line from gape to below and behind eye black; legs and feet black. Breeding coloration kept for only short period at start of breeding season.
Juvenile: Like non-breeding adult.
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Non-breeding adult, S50
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Olifants Low-level Bridge
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1.5.2011
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© Dewi
Sirheni
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© Tina
Nsemani
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© BluTuna
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© leachy
Sunset dam
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Lower Sabie
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Shingwedzi
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© harrys
Southern Kruger
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© ExFmem
Sept. 2016