Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Egretta thula at Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds.jpg

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OriginalSnowy egret is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas. At one time, the beautiful plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women's hats.
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Snowy egret
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
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Frank Schulenburg

Promoted File:Egretta thula at Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:26, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]