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EcoPhoto2
This photo was taken on Wednesday February 21, 2018 by the pond adjacent to the Student Recreation Center on the UNCW campus. Pictured is what I think to be a Great Egret, Ardea alba, from the source listed below. The Great Egret is a carnivorous bird preying mostly on smaller animals such as frogs, crayfish, snakes, snails and fish. They, along with many other North American bird species, were almost hunted to extinction in the early twentieth century. They were hunted not for their meat, but their feathers for fashion. It seems that in the picture and with observing the bird, it was looking for food. The bird was still, only moving its head to look around or down possibly for food.
All About Birds. (2018). How to Identify White Herons—Excerpt from "Better Birding" Book. [online] Available at: www.allaboutbirds.org/how-to-identify-white-herons-excerp....
Nhptv.org. (2018). Great Egret - Ardea alba - NatureWorks. [online] Available at: www.nhptv.org/natureworks/greategret.htm.
EcoPhoto2
This photo was taken on Wednesday February 21, 2018 by the pond adjacent to the Student Recreation Center on the UNCW campus. Pictured is what I think to be a Great Egret, Ardea alba, from the source listed below. The Great Egret is a carnivorous bird preying mostly on smaller animals such as frogs, crayfish, snakes, snails and fish. They, along with many other North American bird species, were almost hunted to extinction in the early twentieth century. They were hunted not for their meat, but their feathers for fashion. It seems that in the picture and with observing the bird, it was looking for food. The bird was still, only moving its head to look around or down possibly for food.
All About Birds. (2018). How to Identify White Herons—Excerpt from "Better Birding" Book. [online] Available at: www.allaboutbirds.org/how-to-identify-white-herons-excerp....
Nhptv.org. (2018). Great Egret - Ardea alba - NatureWorks. [online] Available at: www.nhptv.org/natureworks/greategret.htm.