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Snowy Egrets are very similar to the Little Egret known to us in Europe and the UK. They are a species that suffered at the hands of the plume collectors in the 19th Century which led to the creation of the Audubon Society and n the UK the RSPB. Their numbers have recovered enough for them to be regularly seen in Florida but they are not the most commonly enountered species of heron in South Forida. Since my arrival in Hollywood Florida I have visited West Lake Park in Sheridan St most mornings and I consider it to be my “local patch” and somewhere that I am getting to know pretty well. I see this Snowy Egret on most mornings as well as a very nice Little Blue Heron and a Tri-Coloured Heron as well.