Did you know that great egrets fly about 25 miles per hour?
Great egrets are medium or large tall, white birds with long necks, orange beaks, and black legs. They have long plumes during mating season. Least Concern - Population Unknown
Forests near lakes, marshes, ponds, rivers, streams, swamps, and wetlands
Great egrets build nests in colonies, often with other herons, in trees or shrubbery in thickets or marshes out of stems, sticks, and twigs.
Spring, summer, fall, most winter
Fish, amphibians, mice, reptiles
Great egrets hunt in colonies by standing still or moving slowly in shallow water, then striking prey fast.
Great Blue Herons, Little Blue Herons, Snowy Egrets, and Wood Storks
Great egrets are often confused with little blue herons because both are light colored birds with long necks.
Great egrets are often confused with snowy egrets because both are white birds with black legs.