Ardea alba
            
               (L 21.7-25.6"  WS 34.6-41.7"
               Wt 12.3-19.4 oz)
          
         
            
               Found in most tropical and
               temperate zones ... also found
               in north cenral Illinois.
          
         
            
               South of Burgas
            
               Bulgaria near Turkey
            
               2Sept09
          
         
         
         
            
               © BirdNote,
            
               Bob Sundstrom
          
         
            
               Ardea is Latin for heron;
               alba is Latin for white.