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العربية: بلشونٌ أبيض كبير (Ardea alba) خِلال موسم التفريخ في محمَّة سميث أوكس، بِمنطقة الجزيرة العُليا في ولاية تكساس الأمريكيَّة.
Čeština: Volavka bílá (Ardea alba) v období páření v přírodní rezervaci Smith Oaks Sanctuary na ostrově High Island v Texasu.
English: Great egret (Ardea alba) during mating season at Smith Oaks Sanctuary, High Island
Español: Garceta grande (Ardea alba) durante la temporada de apareamiento en el santuario de Smith Oaks, High Island, condado de Galveston, Texas.
Français : Une Grande Aigrette (Ardea alba) pendant la saison des amours, au refuge animalier de Smith Oaks (Texas, États-Unis).
Magyar: Nagy kócsag (Ardea alba) párzási időszakban (Smith Oaks Sanctuary, High Island, Galveston megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok)
Македонски: Голема бела чапја (Ardea alba)
Nederlands: Grote zilverreiger (Ardea alba)
Português: Garça-branca-grande (Ardea alba) durante a temporada de acasalamento no santuário Smith Oaks, High Island, condado de Galveston, Texas
Українська: Велика чапля (Ardea alba) під час шлюбного сезону в заповіднику «Сміт-Оукс», Високий острів, Галвестон, Техас. На території України гніздовий, перелітний, частково зимуючий.
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current23:48, 30 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 23:48, 30 April 20153,241 × 3,241 (4.25 MB)Frank Schulenburg (talk | contribs)Further correction of exposure, white balance, and contrast
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