biomedicalephemera: Egretta thula - Snowy Egret These little white herons were nearly wiped out, bec
biomedicalephemera: Egretta thula - Snowy Egret These little white herons were nearly wiped out, because of the high demand for their snow-white, shaggy, flashy, breeding plumage - the fashionable High Victorian lady always had a base of fluffy heron feathers in her hat, highlighting the colorful centerpiece-feathers. Portraits and Habits of our Birds: National Association of Audubon Societies. Edited by T. Gilbert Pearson, 1921. Egrets are just herons with white plumage. Unfortunately, most of them were hunted by the millions in the early 1900s for “fashion,” but some, including the snowy egret, are increasing in population these days. -- source link
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