Great Egret

Ardea alba

(L39.4" WS 51" Wt 1.9 lbs)

Were hunted nearly to extinction by
late 19th C. plume hunters.

So. Padre Island Bird-
ing & Nature Ctr

23Apr2013

Bird feathers were worth twice their
weight in gold in the late 1890.

(Scott Weidensaul)