Great Egret (2025-08-05 #11)
Great Egret.
Between 35 to 41 inches long with a wingspan of 4 feet 7 inches. A large, all white heron with a yellow bill and black legs. In breeding plumage has long lacy plumes on back. In southern Florida, white form of the Great Blue Heron, known as "Great White Heron" is similar but larger with greenish-yrllow legs. Much smaller Snowy Egret has black bill and black legs with yellow feet.
The Great Egret can be found in both freshwater and salt marshes, marshy ponds and tidal flats.
They breed locally from Oregon south to western Mexico, from Minnesota to the Mississippi Valley and Southeast, and along the Atlantic Coast north to southern New England. They winter regularly north along the Pacific Coast to Oregon, the Southwest, Texas and the Gulf Coast states. On the Atlantic Coast, north to New Jersey. Also in tropical America and warmer parts of the Old World.
Pointe Moullee State Game Area, Monroe County, Michigan.
Great Egret (2025-08-05 #11)
Great Egret.
Between 35 to 41 inches long with a wingspan of 4 feet 7 inches. A large, all white heron with a yellow bill and black legs. In breeding plumage has long lacy plumes on back. In southern Florida, white form of the Great Blue Heron, known as "Great White Heron" is similar but larger with greenish-yrllow legs. Much smaller Snowy Egret has black bill and black legs with yellow feet.
The Great Egret can be found in both freshwater and salt marshes, marshy ponds and tidal flats.
They breed locally from Oregon south to western Mexico, from Minnesota to the Mississippi Valley and Southeast, and along the Atlantic Coast north to southern New England. They winter regularly north along the Pacific Coast to Oregon, the Southwest, Texas and the Gulf Coast states. On the Atlantic Coast, north to New Jersey. Also in tropical America and warmer parts of the Old World.
Pointe Moullee State Game Area, Monroe County, Michigan.