Great Egret with Yellow Feet Photo Gallery by lejun at pbase.com

Great Egret with Yellow Feet

This gallery is an account of a Great Egret (Ardea alba) with yellow feet observed
in a lagoon in Auburn, Alabama on 8/24/20. It is unclear whether the yellow is due to lagoon mud
adhering to the feet or the bird is an aberrant for due to hybridization with a Snowy Egret
(which has yellow feet), a mutational event, or some other biological phenomenon. There is
another account of a similar observation in Minnesota in 2018. A photo of that bird is also
included in this gallery. I am calling for any comments or opinions by registering them in the comments section of this gallery.

GREG w/ yellow feet foraging
GREG w/ yellow feet in flight 2
GREG w/ yellow feet in flight 2
Mud from lagoon where GREG was foraging
GREG with Yellow Feet observed in Minnesota

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