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  • Bittern, Herons and Egrets at Deer Flat NWR

    Bittern, Herons and Egrets at Deer Flat NWR

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    These species are generally categorized as large “Wading Birds.” They have long legs, long necks and long stout bills for stalking and catching food in shallow water. Graceful crests and plumes adorn the heads of some species in breeding season. At Deer Flat NWR the Great Blue Heron is the most common of these species,…