Great egret(Ardea alba) returning from a mornings hunt with wings outstretched lands elegantly onto a dead tree stump on a freshwater billabong.

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The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Recently, it has also been spreading to more northern areas of Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

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Size: 7824px × 5216px
Location: Lake Dunn, Aramac, Central Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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