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Snowy Egret
Bird_Bill

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

Snowy has caught a caught a crawdad, and removed pincers in one quick movement. Have spent close to 200 hours observing herons, egrets, and various shorebirds predate on the crustaceans. Snowys without a doubt are champions in capturing, removing pincers and gulping down. Great egrets often swallow whole. Great blue heron very methodical. Greater yellowlegs lose many by throwing away with their own pecular technique.
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Habitat
Riparian wetlands
Location
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Date taken
04/25/2012
Scientific name
Egretta thula
Equipment used
Pentax, Tamron
Bird_Bill
Appreciate the comments, delighted you all took the time to view.
Apologize for quality, not sure what happened on upload.
High resolution print of 100% crop shows no edge refraction with 8x loupe, yet readily visible here.
 

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