Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, located in East Boston, Winthrop, and Revere, is an urban nature preserve and public recreation area containing mostly coastal wetlands. The reservation includes the last remnants within Boston of the salt marshes that were once prevalent along the Massachusetts Bay shoreline. The marsh is home to a wide variety of saltmarsh plants, marine life, and birds. The reservation is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Pictured here are two great egrets in the marsh. 

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