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Posted by Ken Archambault on 18:53:21 07/09/13
In Reply to: dove/pigeons and herons/egrets posted by SaraAlice Zimmerly
"Egret" may also refer to the nuptial plumes, more prominent in the white herons, the word itself deriving from the French. "Bittern" is also interesting and herons in this group are more secretive, cryptically colored, and tend to have somewhat shorter necks.
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