A white morph Reddish Egret walks on the mud flats of the Laguna Madre at low tide, South Padre Island, Texas. Behind is a black mangrove forest with

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A white morph Reddish Egret walks on the mud flats of the Laguna Madre at low tide, South Padre Island, Texas. Behind is a black mangrove forest with its aerial roots.

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