Re: OT: A Great White Heron

On Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:39:45 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-04-25 8:26 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:

On 4/24/2025 10:29 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

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We have snowy egrets. Our State is lousy with Great Blue Herons in the
swampy areas. My small hunting group called them GBH's. I'm sure we
don't have any GWH's, like in your picture.
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leo

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We have snowy egrets, too.  I've never seen any of them away from the
pond areas, though.  Occasionally a GBH will stroll across the back
yard.  A couple of weeks ago I saw one further down the street.  This is
the first time I've seen a Great White Heron taking a stroll well away
from the water.

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Egrets are relative new comers here. I first started seeing them about
20 years ago. Great Blue Herons are much more common.

I used to mostly see egrets on the back of cows when I was growing up.
These days, they're all over the Windward side of Oahu. Cattle egrets
are probably not a big deal on the mainland but they're much beloved in
Hawaii. The medium sized egret might be the biggest bird around. When
they're on the back of cows, they're cute birds. Up close, they have an
intense, purposeful, look.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vcHg3A2TDA1c31zQ9