Wading birds · Netherlands
Great Egret
Grote zilverreiger · Ardea alba
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Pure white at the water's edge
The Great Egret is tall, slim and completely white. It wades slowly through the shallows, neck held in a long S, then strikes at a fish with its dagger of a bill.
Not so long ago it was a rare visitor in north-western Europe. Now it is seen in wetlands and meadows all year, and in low morning light the white almost seems to glow.
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