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: any of various herons that bear long plumes during the breeding season
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Meanwhile, flocks of herons and egrets arrive to exploit the commotion, luring other predators to follow their lunch to the banks.
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Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
Kookaburras do it, boobies do it, even egrets and skuas do it.
—James Gorman, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Then wild water birds — ducks, egrets, herons, and the like — started dying in two waterfowl reserves in the city.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 9 May 2024
The park is also a great spot to see wading birds such as herons, egrets and ibis.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
Between the two areas are hundreds of acres of wildlife habitat, including for birds like egrets, herons and ducks.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
Alligators, turtles, herons, and egrets are often seen along this trail.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
The large pink wader’s appearance also highlights the beginning of the annual post-breeding dispersal of southern herons, egrets, spoonbills, and storks north into the piedmont of the Carolinas.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
As the spoonbills prance on sandbars, a reddish egret performs a vaudeville-style dance to stir up fish.
—Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
Kookaburras do it, boobies do it, even egrets and skuas do it.
—James Gorman, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Then wild water birds — ducks, egrets, herons, and the like — started dying in two waterfowl reserves in the city.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 9 May 2024
The park is also a great spot to see wading birds such as herons, egrets and ibis.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
Between the two areas are hundreds of acres of wildlife habitat, including for birds like egrets, herons and ducks.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
Alligators, turtles, herons, and egrets are often seen along this trail.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
The large pink wader’s appearance also highlights the beginning of the annual post-breeding dispersal of southern herons, egrets, spoonbills, and storks north into the piedmont of the Carolinas.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
As the spoonbills prance on sandbars, a reddish egret performs a vaudeville-style dance to stir up fish.
—Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Egret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egret. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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