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Breeding Snowy Egrets have plumes on their head, chest and back. They are small and
white, most easily confused with immature Little Blue Herons. However, an adult Snowy
Egret’s dark legs, yellow feet, dark bill and lack of black on the primaries make
distinguishing between the two species possible. Juvenile Snowy Egrets may show
yellow-green legs, but they usually have some dark on their forelegs and lighter colored
feet. The legs and feet of Little Blue Herons are always a pale, dull-green. Like other
species of egrets and herons, this species typically nests in large multi-species
colonies. Snowy Egrets are known to walk slowly through shallow water, shaking their
bright colored feet to flush fish and other prey. They are only found in small numbers in
the northern Great Plains, but are abundant to the south.
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