It's November! Yikes the end of the year is coming fast. My photo for today goes back to the Baker Wetlands in Lawrence Kansas. This is an Egret I was able to capture as it surveyed it's surroundings. I think it is a Snowy Egret but not sure as it doesn't seem to have the fluffy plumage they have.
I think it is a great egret, aka an egret.The beak looks too long and black for a snowy. Snowy also has yellow feet.
ReplyDeleteHard to tell for sure
Oops. Just checked allaboutbirds.org. egrets have yellow beaks, snowies have black.
ReplyDeleteI suspectbthat makes it a snowy
Thanks Jim! That was how I decided plus when I viewed the picture larger, it's easier to see that the feet are lighter in color as well.
DeleteNice capture. I used to see quite a few egrets down in TN. I don't think I've seen one since moving to NY.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Tom!
DeleteTom: there lots of great egrets around you. Two years ago there 15 or so in August at Montezuma Wildlife Refuge. There were 4 there last Wednesday way off in the distance.
ReplyDeleteBut I doubt if there are any snowy egrets around you. We had one many years ago in Ottawa for a week or so.
You would think with the name "Snowy" they would be further north. LOL
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