The nest is a flimsy platform made of twigs and sticks. The eggs of Great Egrets are pale blue, 3-5 in each clutch. Both parents build the stick nest and both care for the young. A wild Great Egret can live more than 20 years.

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Created by M.K.Ravishankar (mk_ravishankar@yahoo.com) on Sat Feb 16 17:16:15 2013