Intermediate Egrets at Giralang pond

[John Brown <>]

 

Thanks all. I thought the facial skin wasn't extending enough for Great Egrets, but Geoffrey's guide shows the intermediate is even shorter. Tricky!

 

John

 

 

 

From: Duncan McCaskill [
Sent: Sunday, 26 January 2014 1:13 PM
To: John Brown
Cc: COG_Mailing_List
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Intermediate Egrets at Giralang pond

 

They look like Eastern Great Egrets to me - facial skin extends beyond the eye, prominent neck kink.

 

See Geoffrey Dabb's helpful chart:  http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds/2011-10/msg00186.html

 

There are now 3 of them at the pond. 

 

On 26 January 2014 11:36, John Brown <> wrote:

 

2 Intermediate Egrets (I think? See photos) roosting on the little islet here in Giralang Pond (or at least that is what I call it) near Dodwell Street.

 

John

 

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John Brown

 

 

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