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Posted: July 22, 2017
White Heron
White Heron
by eileen0204
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The largest heron in North America, Great White is very rare outside central and southern Florida (and quite rare elsewhere in its range; confined to the Caribbean). Though they are regular throughout most of the southern half of the state Florida Bay holds the majority of known Great White Herons with about 850 breeding pairs. Very few are known to breed anywhere else in the world. Given their apparently small population Great Whites exhibit a rather strong tendency to stray with vagrant records west to Texas north to maritime Canada and inland to the Great Lakes. Along with their large size, a most prominent feature is the very heavy and mostly yellow bill. Compared to the superficially similar Great Egret, the Great White is heavier overall and not as bright white, and the legs are dusky pale to grayish yellow. The Great White prefers saltwater, inhabiting mangroves, tidal shallows, or coastal ponds. It is mostly solitary, usually moving slowly and deliberately.
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White Heron
by eileen0204
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