Panoramic View of Birds

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ANSWER TO SUNDAY QUIZ

Can you ID this bird?

ANSWER: Snowy Egret

At one time, the beautiful plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women’s hats. This reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels.

Now protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird’s population has rebounded.

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Special thanks to all who participated in this quiz! – HJ

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6 thoughts on “Panoramic View of Birds”

Jet Eliot on August 18, 2014 at 10:14 am said:

It is wonderful how abundant the egrets are now, thanks for the reminder, HJ. Really awesome photo. 🙂

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- avian101 on August 18, 2014 at 11:41 am said:
  
  Thank you Jet! They’re beautiful birds! 🙂
  
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andromeda65 on August 19, 2014 at 8:08 am said:

Thank you, HJ! Out here in India, we see Egrets mostly in bird sanctuaries or maybe in rural areas! 🙂

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- avian101 on August 19, 2014 at 9:58 am said:
  
  There are many species of egrets in the world, this Snowy Egret was hunted for its beautiful feathers almost to the point of extinction. Now they are abundant again. Happy ending story! 🙂 Thanks A.
  
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bkpyett on August 19, 2014 at 9:07 am said:

We have egrets in this area, but not the snowy one! I do’t think ours have such beautiful legs, colour-wise.

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- avian101 on August 19, 2014 at 9:59 am said:
  
  Thank you Barbara for sharing! 🙂
  
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