Snowy Egret is a photograph by Leticia Latocki which was uploaded on October 9th, 2013.
Snowy Egret
The snowy egret is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold... more
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Snowy Egret
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Leticia Latocki
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The snowy egret 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
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