Rare Great Egret captured in Inner Mongolia for first time

A Great Egret (ardea alba) forages at Erguna wetland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This is the first time a Great Egret has been captured at the wetland recently. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Haisheng)

A Great Egret (ardea alba) forages at Erguna wetland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This is the first time a Great Egret has been captured at the wetland recently. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Haisheng)

A Great Egret (ardea alba) forages at Erguna wetland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This is the first time a Great Egret has been captured at the wetland recently. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Haisheng)

A Great Egret wanders at Erguna wetland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This is the first time a Great Egret has been captured at the wetland recently. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Haisheng)