Egret

The Egret in Ancient Egypt


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The Little Egret, Cattle Egret, and the Great Egret were often pictured in ancient Egyptian paintings and reliefs of wildlife along the Nile and in the marshes. Like herons, tame egrets were occasionally used as decoys by fowlers hunting wildfowl.

The Waterfowl of Ancient Egypt