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July 28, 2007

Majestic Great Egret feeding



This Great Egret pops in for a morning feeding of fish. As we can vividly see the field mark for this large majestic white heron is its yellow dagger like bill. This summer the Long Island Sound water has never been cleaner.

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July 23, 2007

Great Egret heels over...catches alot of fish



With the tide heading out this Great Egret flew in for its morning feeding. Watch the way he heels over to spot and catch fish in the shallow water.

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July 18, 2007

Snowy Egret shakes a leg for food



This Snowy Egret lands here often for the late day feeding. Watch in the first part how he rushes about with shuffling feet to stir up food. Also we get a good look at the black legs and the yellow feet.

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July 10, 2007

Snowy Egret catches fish



Last summer I only saw Great Egrets in this habitat. This Snowy Egret stops by every late afternoon when it is low-tide and dinner time. This small white heron has a slender black bill and black legs.

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July 06, 2007

Snowy Egret and Great Egret together



For the past couple of days a Snowy Egret and a Great Egret have flown in together at dinner time. They spend about an hour here walking around and feeding. The Great is bigger and has a yellow bill. The Snowy has a black bill.

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July 02, 2007

Great Egret looks over the menu



The Great Egret loves this spot when its late afternoon (dinner time) and low-tide. He smoothly flies in and will often just walk around looking for fish a very long time. The field marks for this majestic white heron are the long yellow bill and black

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