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Leslie S. Anderson
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
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There is a rookery (egretry?) in residential Santa Rosa that I was photographing. The trees have many nests of Great and Snowy Egrets and Black-crowned Night-Herons. When I returned home (to Arcata, CA) and reviewed my photos, I noticed this strange beak on one of the juveniles begging food from its parent. I’m not sure if it had fledged yet. Probably a mutation?
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Great Egret Juvenile With Strange Curved Beak!
Hi Leslie, That curvature is unusual. I haven’t seen it before in this species, but I’ll ask around of my colleagues if anyone has information about this malformation. -Robyn @ NestWatch