Great Egret
![great egret in flight.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/great-egret-in-flight.jpg)
A Great Egret in flight | 10/05/2013 |
Description
The Great Egret is a large white bird with a yellow bill, long neck, and long black legs. Don't confuse this bird with the Snowy Egret which has a black bill, black legs, and yellow feet.
Personal stats
First observation
📆 |
11/05/2013 |
📍 |
Los Angeles, California |
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Male
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Female
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Unknown
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📸 |
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✔️ |
🎙️ |
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✔️ |
05/11/2023 - I have fond memories of visiting Playa del Rey in Los Angeles and watching these birds wade through the water.
Recently, when I was visiting the Leon Creek Trailway which runs along the perimeter of Mitchell Lake, I was treated to a bunch of these egrets walking through the reeds. It was here that I heard them vocalize for the first time.
Photographs
![great egret with pretty feathers.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/great-egret-with-pretty-feathers.jpg)
The fancy feathers of the Great Egret | 01/18/2014 |
![great egret at top of tree.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/great-egret-at-top-of-tree.jpg)
This egret pokes its head out of the tree canopy | 07/11/2021 |
![great egret standing in water.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/great-egret-standing-in-water.jpg)
A Great Egret wading in the water | 11/10/2013 |
![close up of great egret head.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/close-up-of-great-egret-head.jpg)
Closeup of the Great Egret | 11/10/2013 |
Audio recordings
- ML517883561 - 0:25
- Listen to the croaking calls of the Great Egret. Notice the visible "bug band" in the spectrogram which is a result of the insect noise pollution in the recording.
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