wading bird
noun
: any of an order (Ciconiiformes) of long-legged birds (such as herons, bitterns, storks, and ibises) that wade in water in search of food
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Less rain also concentrates wildlife at watering holes, boosting your odds of spotting the Everglades’ iconic alligators and wading birds like the bright-pink roseate spoonbill.
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Sarah L. Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2025
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve gives visitors the opportunity to explore a 3,400-acre wetland ecosystem crawling with native critters like otters, turtles, alligators, and wading birds.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
Other Florida wading birds can nest multiple times a year at different locations, laying three to five eggs at a time.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
What role do wading birds play in Everglades restoration?
—Anthony Cruz, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Sarah L. Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2025
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve gives visitors the opportunity to explore a 3,400-acre wetland ecosystem crawling with native critters like otters, turtles, alligators, and wading birds.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
Other Florida wading birds can nest multiple times a year at different locations, laying three to five eggs at a time.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
What role do wading birds play in Everglades restoration?
—Anthony Cruz, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Wading bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wading%20bird. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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