Great Egret
Common resident. They live in wetlands, such as marshes, streams, rivers, ponds, tide flats and flooded fields. They feed on fishes, frogs, crustaceans, invertebrates, reptiles and small mammals. They nest in colonies with other herons in trees over water. Fréquente les régions humides (marais, cours d'eau, lacs, étangs, plaines inondables). Se nourrit de poissons, crustacés, batraciens, invertébrés, reptiles et petits mammifères. Niche en colonies avec d'autres hérons, dans les arbres surplombant l'eau.
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  • Garceta grande
  • garça-branca-grande
  • Silberreiher
  • Ardea alba
  • Pelecaniformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Great Egret

Geographic range by countries


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O.Net ref. : cadw19116
Author :

Shooting

date : 2005 Oct
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Marievale Marievale
Lat. : 26° 22' 42'' South
Lng. : 28° 28' 18'' East

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Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70
Exposure : 1/1600 s

aperture : 7.1

Focal length : 240 mm

Flash : no