White Egret adorned with a 'bridal bustle' of graceful aigrettes-6065

Lovely White Egret stands amid a clutter of leaves and branches with its lacy mating plumage called aigrettes tossed about on a windy day. All egrets are herons but a special classification possessing ornamental back plumage during breeding called aigrettes from the French pronounced 'egrets'.

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