John James Audubon, the pre-eminent 19th-century painter of birds, considered the snowy egret to be one of America’s surpassingly beautiful species. The egret, he noted, was also abundant.

This striking snowy egret seemed to be performing its own version of "Flashdance," putting on a captivating display to attract the attention of potential mates during this mating season in the Village ...

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