TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Special Great Egret Great Egret- Ardea alba Great Egret- Ardea alba, Order CICONIIFORMES - Family ARDEIDAE. Today, at least four individuals were fishing and interacting near the north end of Acton Lake in Heuston Woods. Here is an outstanding Great Egret Flight Photo! At times, the Great Egrets were performing spectacular flight acrobatics! Wow! (Photo: Aug 28, 2004, Canon EOS 10D with EF 400mm f/5.6 USM) For More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Great_Egret.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.