Little Egret
This subspecies in Europe, Africa
and most of Asia... common in 15 C.
England but now extinct there.
Egretta garzetta garzetta
(L 22-26" WS 35-42" Wt 12-19 oz)
Lake Naivasha
20Oct2014
Lake Nakuru National Park
31Oct2014
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Egretta is from French for
egret; garzetta is from Italian
for the
little white heron.