A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2023
The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. Treaties trump state laws. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.
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