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Hidden on the bayou.

"This is a snowy egret hidden among the reeds on the bayou at the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.

The Snowy egret (Egretta thula ) is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World Little egret, which has become established in the Bahamas. At one time, the plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand as decorations for women's hats. They were hunted for these plumes and this reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels. Now protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird's population has rebounded." - animalia.bio

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