A Great Egret, Ardea alba, perches in a tree top and watches over his mate in a nest in a rookery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

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A Great Egret, Ardea alba, watches over his mate in a nest in a rookery in Oklahoma City, OK, USA. This rookery is in a small wood next to a populated area, a neighborhood of homes within the city. Great Egrets, Cattle Egrets, Snowy Egrets and Little Blue Egrets, can be seen nesting here, along with at least one nesting pair of Black-crowned herons.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,US,USA,United States
Photo credit: © B LaRue / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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