Tuesday, November 1, 2022

11/1/22

 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.



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  1. 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.

    Hard to tell for sure

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  2. Oops. Just checked allaboutbirds.org. egrets have yellow beaks, snowies have black.
    I suspectbthat makes it a snowy

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    1. 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.

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  3. Nice capture. I used to see quite a few egrets down in TN. I don't think I've seen one since moving to NY.

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  4. Tom: 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.
    But I doubt if there are any snowy egrets around you. We had one many years ago in Ottawa for a week or so.

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    1. You would think with the name "Snowy" they would be further north. LOL

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