Great Egret
| 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 |
Captured media details
| Male |
Female |
Unknown |
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| 📸 | ✔️ | ||
| 🎙️ | ✔️ |
Experiences & anecdotes
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.
Captured media
Photographs
| The fancy feathers of the Great Egret | 01/18/2014 |
| This egret pokes its head out of the tree canopy | 07/11/2021 |
| A Great Egret wading in the water | 11/10/2013 |
| 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.