Hi Birders,
Mike Simpson's egret is definately a Great Egret. Two common features =
help one identify differences between the two species, especially when =
the Great Egret is in ints non-breeding plumage and has a yellow bill =
(the legs and bill are black when breeding). Firstly the Great has an =
extra bend near the top of its neck, and secondly, the Intermediate =
Egret is primarily a bird of the freshwater marshes where it takes =
tadpoles, frogs and small fish. Rarely if even would you get an =
Intermediate Egret fishing in an estuary or tidal mudflat. Great Egrets =
and Little Egrets are common estuarine birds of the East Coast of =
Australia and particularly so at The Entrance, only 10 minutes drive =
north of beautiful Bateau Bay.
Alan Morris
Bateau Bay
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