Great Egret Egg

KO-412 $33.00

(Acrylic stand included)

The great egret is smaller than the otherwise very similar white morph of the great blue heron; it has the same S-shaped neck, long legs and beak, and wide wingspan. The feathers are all white, the legs black and the beak yellow. Its beautiful feathers were almost the death of the species (19th century fashion; ladies' hats) until plume hunting was made illegal. The great egret was chosen as the symbol of the National Audubon Society. Nests, built by the male and female, are usually found up high in trees near fresh or salt water. View our North American Bird Egg Collection.

As with all Bone Clones® products, only the finest casting materials are used to cast our North American bird egg series. Our expert artists paint each with meticulous care to match the eggs that were used in the casting process. Each egg is hand painted with permanent dyes and sealed with a resistant coating that makes it ideal for handling, study, teaching, as well as for display. In nature, eggs vary from region to region as well as from bird to bird. The colors and patterns used were determined by the egg used as well as reference material to find a happy medium that would be representative of the species.