Showing posts with label Great Egret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Egret. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

How to Tell a Great Egret from a Snowy Egret (and others)

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If you have trouble distinguishing between heron species, you are not alone! It helps though, if two of the species happen to be foraging ...
Sunday, December 31, 2017

Just How Close Can You Get to a Wild Bird? Great Egret at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

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Some of you no doubt saw my Facebook and Instagram post of a Great Egret ( Ardea alba ) at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge from la...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Great Egret on the Tuolumne River Bluffs

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Great Egrets ( Ardea alba ) are relatively common sights in our region on the floor of California's Great Valley. The pastures and rip...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Showing the Way to a Peaceful Thanksgiving Feast: Great Egret and a Great Blue Heron Share a Space

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I don't why this made me think of Thanksgiving, but I was walking out at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge this afternoo...
Saturday, September 16, 2017

Some "Great" Birds at the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge: A Great Blue Heron, and a Great Egret

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There's some anticipation in the air these days. The summer's heat is still lingering, although not so bad as before. Birds have b...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Great Egret in the Campus Wetland

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The campus wetland, my "mini-wilderness" has been undergoing some changes. The campus is "improving" the road system t...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Bird of the Day: Great Egret in the Mini-Wilderness on Campus

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What a delightful day on campus. The cooler days seem to have brought out multitudes of birds in the "mini-wilderness" where I ...