Great Egret
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Great Egret

Great Egret · Santa Barbara/Goleta

Great Egret elegantly flying in a clean white albino mode, making for a very cool look for a truly Great bird. Ardea alba photographed in Santa Barbara south county on May 23, 2022 at 1:40PM flying to its next foraging site. They are primarily piscivores consisting mainly of minnows, sunfish, frogs, salamanders, crayfish, prawns and shrimp. Small mammals like mice, or voles, lizards, snakes and even small birds as well as grasshoppers, dragonflies, damselflies, and water beetles all make up a Great Heron’s varied diet.