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🗓️ 19 February 2025
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0:00.0 | This is Bird Note. |
0:06.2 | Bedecked in elegant white feathers and a long, slender neck. |
0:10.5 | The Great Eagret is a gorgeous bird. |
0:13.5 | But don't let their stately demeanor fool you. |
0:16.8 | Great egrits are fierce predators. |
0:19.3 | Just listen to that ferocious call! |
0:25.6 | Standing over three feet tall, |
0:27.6 | Great egrets can be found wading through fresh and saltwater wetlands |
0:31.6 | on every continent except Antarctica. |
0:34.6 | They stand unnervingly still, while scanning for fish, amphibians, and small mammals, |
0:41.3 | dealing a quick lethal blow with their dagger-like bills. You may also spot them high overhead, |
0:47.3 | as they glide between their hunting grounds and favorite roosting spots. |
1:03.2 | During the breeding season, both males and females grow long frilly feathers called egrets, |
1:05.2 | which is where they get their names. |
1:13.5 | These luxurious plumes were once so prized that great egretsrits were nearly hunted to extinction in the late 1800s, |
1:17.7 | until conservationists banded together to outlaw their killing. |
1:28.9 | Every great egret is an important reminder that our actions can make a difference in protecting birds. |
1:31.8 | For Bird Note, I'm Michael Stein. |
1:38.9 | This episode is dedicated to Adrian Ottenberg and Bob Hartman, with love from Bird Note supporter Jane Curley. |
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