Great Egret
Ardea alba
(L39.4" WS 51" Wt 1.9 lbs)
Were hunted nearly to extinction
by late 19th C. plume hunters.
by late 19th C. plume hunters.
So. Padre Island
Birding & Nature Ctr
Birding & Nature Ctr
Texas
23Apr2013
Bird feathers were worth twice their
weight in gold in the late 1890.
weight in gold in the late 1890.
(Scott Weidensaul)
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
© Widipedia
© Gerrit Vyn
Macaulay
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Ardea is Latin for heron;
alba is Latin for white.
alba is Latin for white.