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Title: Great White Egret
Post by: Wildfisher on December 13, 2023, 02:48:45 PM
A rare bird photographed this morning at Montrose Basin.

Great White Egret.

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Post by: Bobfly on December 13, 2023, 05:23:59 PM
A very fine looking bird. Even more neck reach than a heron by the looks of it.
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Post by: Fishtales on December 13, 2023, 10:31:00 PM
Stop making people think you are in Africa Fred :)
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Post by: Wildfisher on December 14, 2023, 10:12:38 AM
It certainly did feel like Africa Sandy, took me 2 hours to thaw out once I got home.  :D  :D
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Post by: Wildfisher on December 14, 2023, 10:14:44 AM
Actually it just occurred to me that calling anything "great white" may be racist.  ;D
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Post by: Fishtales on December 14, 2023, 02:57:59 PM
Quote from: admin on December 14, 2023, 10:14:44 AMActually it just occurred to me that calling anything "great white" may be racist.  ;D

Well we can't have BA Ba Black Sheep or a few other Nursery Rhymes so you never know :)
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Post by: IanR on December 23, 2023, 12:54:47 AM
Good photo Fred.

Saw plenty of these birds in Costa Rica in the past three weeks.

Also caught my first Spanish Mackerel  :)