Meet Ardea alba – the Great Egret. This rare visitor actually paid us a call today.
An entirely white bird - they are a tall wading species with long black legs and a yellow-orange, dagger-like bill. These birds are
found in both salt water and fresh water habitats and build their stick nest high
in trees. They live in colonies and
prefer island-living so as to be safe from predators like raccoons. This bird doesn’t nest here as I believe we
are pushing the furthest extent of their breeding range. Besides, we have no islands.
This bird spent the afternoon dining on
whatever it could catch in the big pond just south of Silver Creek. Standing still for a period of time it would
suddenly thrust its bill into the shallows.
One less frog in the mix so it seems.
It just flew-off about thirty minutes ago.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
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