Snowy Egret
RFID:Image ID:ERPMK5
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Contributor:
Richard HigginsImage ID:
ERPMK5File size:
103.3 MB (4.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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7360 x 4906 px | 62.3 x 41.5 cm | 24.5 x 16.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
4 June 2015Location:
St. Augustine, FL USAMore information:
The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas. At one time, the beautiful plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women's hats. This reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels.[citation needed] Now protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird's population has rebounded.
