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: any of various herons that bear long plumes during the breeding season
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Visitors also spot great blue herons, white pelicans and egrets.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Nesting waterbirds Herons, egrets and pelicans are putting on quite a show in mangroves and tree islands throughout South Florida.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The egret was so loud that the blind music great thought he was being heckled by an audience member and briefly stopped in mid-song.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Birders will appreciate the abundance of egrets, ibis, and pelicans here too.
—Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Nesting waterbirds Herons, egrets and pelicans are putting on quite a show in mangroves and tree islands throughout South Florida.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The egret was so loud that the blind music great thought he was being heckled by an audience member and briefly stopped in mid-song.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Birders will appreciate the abundance of egrets, ibis, and pelicans here too.
—Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Egret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egret. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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