Ardea alba

11 Great Egret at Fyshwick, ACT

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Identification history

	Ardea alba	3 Jan 2019	natureguy
	Ardea alba	3 Jan 2019	RodDeb

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User's notes

also saw another one flying in the distance

4 comments

Jenjen wrote:

6 Jan 2019

Award worthy shot! Magnificent

RodDeb wrote:

8 Jan 2019

Thank you very much for the lovely comment.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

9 Jan 2019

Deb
you should enter this photo into the summer snaps competition
https://www.environment.act.gov.au/parks-conservation/parks-and-reserves/photo-competitions/summer-snaps-photo-competition

RodDeb wrote:

9 Jan 2019

Thanks for the thought Michael

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Location information

Coordinates 149.157362 -35.314372
Altitude 574.2m
Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Places Fyshwick, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
3 Jan 2019 10:01 AM Recorded on
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RodDeb NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds Featured Pinned

Species information

Ardea alba Scientific name
Great Egret Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 700.2m Recorded at altitude
417 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Ardea modesta

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