Egrets take to sky in northeast China
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A group of Chinese egrets were captured on camera Saturday flying and foraging near a river in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

Chinese egrets are listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. /VCG Photo

The bird, which has white plummage, yellow beaks and black legs, typically frequents marshes, lakes, humid forests, and other wetland environments.

It's listed as vulnerable on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

(Cover image via VCG)

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