A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Species Spotlight
Great Egret: At Crabtree Nature Center
Dates Photographed by Month
4/1/25
4/3/21
4/3/26
4/4/23
4/6/25
4/14/21
4/19/26
4/20/23
4/23/22
4/24/25
5/6/25
5/9/21
5/11/23
5/11/24
5/20/24
5/29/21
5/31/24
7/4/21
7/6/21
7/6/22
7/7/24
7/18/21
7/18/23
7/22/20
7/22/22
8/6/20
8/7/20
8/22/20
8/24/20
9/2/21
9/5/25
9/14/20
9/18/24
9/26/20
9/28/20
10/1/22
10/4/23
10/6/24
10/9/21
10/10/20
10/14/21
10/15/20
Photographed With These Species
Birds
Double-crested Cormorant [View Associated Images]Great Blue Heron [View Associated Images]
Wood Duck [View Associated Images]
Great Egret Image Gallery
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Great Egret
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: April 24, 2025, 7:57 a.m. -
Great Egret
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: April 3, 2026, 9:04 a.m. -
Great Egret
At Horizon Farm
Location: Horizon Farm Forest Preserve
Shot Date: April 19, 2026, 10:01 a.m. -
Great Egret and Double-crested Cormorant
At Horizon Farm
Location: Horizon Farm Forest Preserve
Shot Date: May 6, 2025, 9:30 a.m. -
Great Egret and Double-crested Cormorant Rookery
At Baker's Lake
Location: NA
Shot Date: April 6, 2025, 11:59 a.m. -
Great Egret
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: April 24, 2025, 9:11 a.m. -
Great Egret
At Sulky Pond
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: Sept. 5, 2025, 8:42 a.m. -
Great Egret
In Flight over Mallard Lake
Location: Mallard Lake Forest Preserve
Shot Date: April 1, 2025, 11:17 a.m. -
Great Egret
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: May 11, 2024, 8:46 a.m. -
Great Egret
At Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Oct. 6, 2024, 11:47 a.m. -
Great Egret
At Horizon Farm
Location: Horizon Farm Forest Preserve
Shot Date: Sept. 18, 2024, 9:21 a.m. -
Great Egret
Watching Great Blue Heron Nestlings
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 7, 2024, 11:12 a.m. -
Great Egret
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: May 31, 2024, 8:43 a.m. -
Great Egret
At the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: May 20, 2024, 10:53 a.m. -
Great Egret
Taken from the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Oct. 4, 2023, 9:11 a.m. -
Great Egret
Coming in for a landing at the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:03 a.m. -
Great Egret
Seen from the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: May 11, 2023, 8:06 a.m. -
Great Egret
Flying over a Wood Duck
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 20, 2023, 10:13 a.m. -
Great Egret
In flight
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 4, 2023, 11:02 a.m. -
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At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Oct. 1, 2022, 10:35 a.m.