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| HERONS, EGRETS & IBIS |
| Great Egret - Largest all white wading bird - 38" tall - Slender body, long legs, long thin neck - Long, heavy, yellow bill - Black legs & black feet - Found in marshes, ponds, shores & mudflats |
| Herons & Egrets & Ibis: Basic Characteristics - Medium to large wading birds - Usually seen standing in shallow water while hunting - Spears fish with long bills - Usually nests in trees or shrubs - In flight, neck folded in S-shape, legs trailing - Many have plumes in breeding season - Sexes usually similar |
| Snowy Egret - All white bird, smaller than Great Egret - 20-27" tall - Slender body, long legs with thin, long neck - Long, slender black bill - Black legs with bright yellow feet "golden slippers" - Found in marshes, swamps, ponds, shores & tideflats |
| Great Blue Heron - LI's tallest wading bird, 42-52" tall, wingspan 5-6' - Long legs, long thin neck - Long, large, heavy, "dagger-like" bill - Black crown stripe on whitish head with long black plumes - Body blue/gray in color - Found in marshes, swamps, shores & tideflats |
| Little Blue Heron - Slender body, long legs - 24" tall - Body slate blue in color with darker, maroon/brown neck - Immature body all white in color, mottled when changing to adult plumage - Long, bluish bill with black tip - Long legs, dull olive in color - Found in marshes, swamps, ponds & shores |
| Green Heron - Small, dark heron, 16-22" tall - Short legs, orange/yellow in color - Bill long & heavy - Back bluish/green in color, neck chestnut - Black crown feathers, sometimes raised in shaggy crest - Found in lakes, ponds, marshes, swamps & streamsides |
| Glossy Ibis - Medium sized wader, 22-25" tall - Slender body, long legs - Long down-curved bill - Body dark purplish/chestnut in color, showing highlights of green & purple in sunlight - Found in marshes & swamps |
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