Great Egret - in Culture

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The Great Egret is depicted on the reverse side of a 5-Brazilian reais banknote.

White Egrets is the title of Saint Lucian Poet Derek Walcott's fourteenth collection of poems.

The Great Egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society.

The name of venerable Shariputra, one of the Buddha's best known followers, signifies the son of the egret (among other possibilities), it is said that his mother had eyes like a great egret.

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