Guy Bradley
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Guy Morrell Bradley was an American game warden and deputy sheriff for Monroe County, Florida. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he relocated to Florida with his family when he was young. As a boy, he often
Bradley, his deputy's badge visible on the left side of his chest
A great egret family; plume birds were often shot while sitting on their nests.
The Bird on Nellie's Hat sheet music cover, c. 1910
"The cruelties of fashion: fine feathers make fine birds"; the collection of feathers for hats led to the near extinction of wading birds in the Everglades.
Egret
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Egrets are herons; generally long-legged wading birds that have white or buff plumage and develop fine plumes during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and h
Guy Bradley
…single-handedly enforcing the ban on bird hunting. Bradley was shot and killed in the line of duty, after confronting a man and his two sons who were hunting egrets in the Everglades. His much-publicized death at the age of 35 galvanized conservationists and served as inspiration for future legislation to protect…
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Great egret in flight
Egrets at dusk in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India
A little egret from Egypt