Great Egret

by Donna Kennedy

Title

Great Egret

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Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy..
Texture added for artistic enhancement..

Great Egret ( Ardea alba) photographed at Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge in southern Oregon

Great Egret (Ardea alba) A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters. Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United States in the late 1800s, when its plumes were sought for use in fashion, the Great Egret made a comeback after early conservationists put a stop to the slaughter and protected its colonies; as a result, this bird became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.

Klamath Basin Wildlife Preserve is a waterfowl refuge in southern Oregon. Consisting of 46,900 acres, it includes shallow freshwater marshes, open water, grassy uplands, and croplands that are intensively managed to provide feeding, resting, nesting, and brood rearing habitat for waterfowl and other water birds.

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December 31st, 2016

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