# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CnpCeC_oV1c
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73497971-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0a32a9c974.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-01-20T15:00:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Did you know...

Great egrets (Ardea alba) retract their long necks back into an S-shaped curve during flight and have a wingspan of 4.3 to 4.8 feet.

#EarthCapture by jamesbao8
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#BBCEarth #GreatEgret #Bird #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #FactOfTheWeek #FactOfTheDay

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## Tags

bbcearth, wildlifephotography, nature, factoftheweek, greategret, earthcapture, factoftheday, wildlife, bird

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