Who Knew?

September 15, 2021

Who Knew?

Ever since the drawdown, I thought I was seeing White Egrets along the exposed shoreline eating the fish. In fact last week I thought I saw three Egrets hanging out with the Great Blue. Boy, was I WRONG!!

After speaking with "John", a very good friend who knows just about everything you could want to know about Nature and the Club, I learned about another bird. He totally straightened me out.

ME: "Hey, I've been seeing Egrets down at the Club. Have you seen them?"

HIM: "Those are not Egrets you're seeing. Those are WHITE HERONS. Google them when you get home. You'll see."

Of course, you know I did, right? Well, Holy Moosepoops...I'll be darn! Great White Herons can be identified because they have the largest,heaviest bills which are unmistakably hefty and yellow compared to the slimmer billed Great White Egret. I went on to read about the manner of movement, their feeding techniques and posture also aid in identification.