My short vision isn’t what it used to be, but all those photos
seem to be of a Great Egret. I was there a few weeks ago when 2 G Egrets were
there, and one was markedly smaller than the other. I am going by the bill,
discounting the neck and posture which depends on the attitude of the bird at
the moment.
From: roger curnow
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Sent: Friday, 16 May 2008 8:43 PM
To: COG
Subject: [canberrabirds] help with egret
I have never used Flickr before, but hopefully at:
is a photo of
either one or two egrets.
The photos
were taken at Yerrabi pond a fortnight apart.
I thought
they were all of the one bird,
and
based on the black legs, a Cattle Egret;
but following conversations with others, I begin to wonder.
Could someone
who is confident in their egret classifying abilities
tell me if they are both Cattle Egrets, both Intermediate Egrets or one of
each.
If there is a
simple rule available could I know that..
