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Egret, Great

Ardea alba


Widespread in Australian wetlands, both freshwater and tidal
, also uses flooded grassland. Usually solitary when hunting fish. Nest
colonially in wetlands with flooded, fringing trees , typically in mixed
heronries.

Classifications: Bird, water and shoreline
Family: Ardeidae
Information sources: The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al

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