The Great Egret is a large white wading bird that hunts by waiting or walking slowly in shallow water.
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Wood Stork
The Wood Stork is a large white wader with black flight feathers and a mostly bare dark adult head.
Tricolored Heron
A white belly and pale stripe along the front of the neck distinguish this slender heron from the uniformly dark adult Little Blue Heron.
Green Heron
The Green Heron is a compact hunter with a dark greenish back, chestnut neck and a short crest.
