A territorial great blue heron chases away a great egret at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Morgan County, one of 50 birding sites on the North Alabama Birding Trail.
Heron v. Egret at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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Courtesy of the Birmingham News. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Photograph by Joe Songer.
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