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Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML481247
Report
rating 5
14 ratings
Larry Arbanas
26 Apr 2007
Galveston, Texas, United States
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Land, Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Flying; Preening
Great Egret
Ardea alba
ML264264451
eBird checklist S73820122
Report
rating 5
12 ratings
Brad Imhoff
20 Sep 2020
Knox, Ohio, United States
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201534581
eBird checklist S64822028
Report
rating 5
16 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
3 May 2015
Csongrád, Hungary
Media notes
A slow motion and close-up view of a bird swallowing a big fish. Elevation: 77 m
…
Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML466590
Report
rating 5
10 ratings
Larry Arbanas
Unknown
Texas, United States
Media notes
Chicks attempting to induce parent to regurgitate food. Other Behaviors: Beg. Ha
…
Sounds
Call
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201532521
eBird checklist S64822022
Report
rating 5
8 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
30 Apr 2015
Csongrád, Hungary
Media notes
An adult picking up and eating a fish. Elevation: 77 m. Date added to IBC: Septe
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML481232
Report
rating 5
8 ratings
Larry Arbanas
26 Apr 2007
Galveston, Texas, United States
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Preening
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201534571
eBird checklist S64822022
Report
rating 5
6 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
30 Apr 2015
Csongrád, Hungary
Media notes
An adult in full breeding plumage in a pond with other waterbirds. Elevation: 77
…
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201942281
eBird checklist S65206860
Report
rating 4
10 ratings
Daniel Jimenez
27 Aug 2017
Flevoland, Netherlands
Media notes
catching a frog. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: August 8, 2019.
Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML201786721
eBird checklist S65139732
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Don DesJardin
28 Jul 2018
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
An adult gets a baby ground squirrel then takes it to water and soaks to make it
…
Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML201938201
eBird checklist S65183826
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Dennis Arendt
9 Oct 2018
Lane, Oregon, United States
Media notes
Great Egret catching and swallowing a fish. I thought the lighting was perfect f
…
Great Egret (modesta)
Ardea alba modesta
ML201628501
eBird checklist S65107687
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Stephen Wallace
8 Jun 2016
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Preening. Elevation: 555 m. Date added to IBC: September 18, 2016.
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201534501
eBird checklist S64822028
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
3 May 2015
Csongrád, Hungary
Media notes
A slow motion of a bird picking up a fish, cleaning it and swallowing. Elevation
…
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201534491
eBird checklist S64822028
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
3 May 2015
Csongrád, Hungary
Media notes
A slow motion view of a bird flying with a fish to prevent being robbed by a Gre
…
Behaviors
Flying
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201520301
eBird checklist S64822051
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
9 Jun 2015
Tulcea, Romania
Media notes
A bird walking and fishing on a pond. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: October
…
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201520291
eBird checklist S64822051
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
9 Jun 2015
Tulcea, Romania
Media notes
A close-up at slow motion of a bird catching and eating a prey. Elevation: 0 m.
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201520271
eBird checklist S64822051
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
9 Jun 2015
Tulcea, Romania
Media notes
Two shots at slow motion of a bird catching fish. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to
…
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201500861
eBird checklist S64822047
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jun 2015
Tulcea, Romania
Media notes
Three slow motion shots of a bird catching and eating three small fish. Elevatio
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Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML201465011
eBird checklist S64823626
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
19 Jun 2017
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Media notes
An adult collecting nest material and arranging it with a grown chick insistentl
…
Behaviors
Nest building
Tags
Nest
Great Egret
Ardea alba
ML201392841
eBird checklist S64824131
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
2 Jul 2014
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Media notes
A bird in breeding plumage displaying on the nest, close to an Asian Openbill co
…
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Tags
Nest
Great Egret
Ardea alba
ML201392831
eBird checklist S64824131
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
2 Jul 2014
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Media notes
A bird in breeding condition fishing, cleaning the prey and swallowing it. Eleva
…
Great Egret
Ardea alba
ML201392821
eBird checklist S64824131
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
2 Jul 2014
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Media notes
A breeding plumaged bird foraging on a pond, frightened by the presence of a Mon
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML466610
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Larry Arbanas
Unknown
Texas, United States
Media notes
Chick inducing parent to regurgitate fish. Other Behaviors: Beg, Regurgitate. Ha
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Feeding young; Foraging or eating
Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML466589
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Larry Arbanas
Unknown
Texas, United States
Media notes
Chicks trying to induce parent to regurgitate. Other Behaviors: Beg, Regurgitate
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Feeding young
Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML466587
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Larry Arbanas
Unknown
Texas, United States
Media notes
Chicks inducing parent to regurgitate at Clay Bottom Pond Rookery. Other Behavio
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Feeding young
Great Egret
Ardea alba
ML200853271
eBird checklist S64970221
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Christian Wiesmann
27 Nov 2016
Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Media notes
A bird fishing in a stream . His ring number is KHP . He got his ring in Belarus
…
Great Egret
Ardea alba
ML201992191
eBird checklist S65200659
Report
rating 4
8 ratings
Alok Tewari
23 Jul 2015
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Media notes
Showing full breeding plumage. Preparing nest in a mixed heronry. Elevation: 177
…
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 8
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Tags
Nest
Great Egret (African)
Ardea alba melanorhynchos
ML227853131
eBird checklist S64823141
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
22 Apr 2019
Banjul, Gambia
Media notes
A bird foraging on the edge of a marsh. Ssp melanorhynchos.
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201532691
eBird checklist S64822022
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
30 Apr 2015
Csongrád, Hungary
Media notes
A bird in full breeding plumage, with close-up views of its plmes and the head.
…
Great Egret (alba)
Ardea alba alba
ML201532681
eBird checklist S64822022
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
30 Apr 2015
Csongrád, Hungary
Media notes
An adult in full breeding plumage preening. Elevation: 77 m. Date added to IBC:
…
Great Egret (American)
Ardea alba egretta
ML201481711
eBird checklist S64823652
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
23 Jun 2017
Alachua, Florida, United States
Media notes
A bird standing on a concrete structure, close to a Great Blue Heron, scratching
…
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