Great Egret

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The Silent Stalker

January 19, 2019January 16, 2019 Mosey2014 Ardea alba

Nothing on two legs stalks through brush more silently than the Great Egret. It suspends its weight effortlessly on one

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Injured Duck Defies Egret

December 27, 2018January 1, 2019 Mosey2014 Ardea alba, Oxyura jamaicensis

The north bank of the Schoolhouse Creek channel seems to be a kind of field hospital for birds in trouble.

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Great Egret Has Success

November 16, 2018November 27, 2018 Mosey2014 Ardea alba

Egrets and herons mostly strike out when they pounce, in my observation. But this Great Egret, working the mudflats at

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An Egret Duet

August 26, 2018August 14, 2018 Mosey2014 Ardea alba, Egretta thula

The Great Egret and the Snowy Egret often keep company. Here’s such a pair on a quiet sunny morning on

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Spearing a Light Lunch

June 19, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 Ardea alba

The Great Egret — as you can see in earlier posts on this blog — can spear and devour both

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A Parley of Pelicans

June 9, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 Ardea alba, Egretta thula, Pelecanus occidentalis

Summer is here. The park is fading from green to brown. The masses of migrating shore and water birds have

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Great Egret: A Portrait

March 14, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 Ardea alba

Sometimes birds act as if they want their portraits taken. That was the case with this Great Egret, who flew

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A Question Answered

March 11, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 Ardea alba, Otospermophilus beecheyi

The Great Egret is with the Great Blue Heron the largest carnivorous bird in the park. If you questioned whether

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North Basin: The Video

February 12, 2018April 1, 2018 Mosey2014 1 Comment

<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> The North Basin is the body of water between

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Egrets Aplenty

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Mosey2014 0 Comments

This evening a low tide exposed a few yards of mud, and egrets were all over it. I saw no

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