Snowy Egrets is a photograph by Dawn Gari which was uploaded on March 26th, 2015.
Snowy Egrets
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
by Dawn Gari
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Snowy Egrets
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Dawn Gari
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Photograph - Photography
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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. Now protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird's population has rebounded.
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March 26th, 2015
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