tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post8520334129694668860..comments2024-03-05T13:21:33.334-08:00Comments on Backyard Spectator: Of Cranes, Herons, or Egrets?dkmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04322142359551595275noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-13406987492642863282011-09-19T23:27:50.400-07:002011-09-19T23:27:50.400-07:00Including the interesting diversity you're get...Including the interesting diversity you're getting in response to your questions!Patricia Lichenhttp://www.patriciaklichen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-39966083228309317022011-08-29T09:01:48.601-07:002011-08-29T09:01:48.601-07:00Here's to the diversity!Here's to the diversity!dkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322142359551595275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-48381243683679168312011-08-28T23:58:04.730-07:002011-08-28T23:58:04.730-07:00Haha - I had a conversation like one of these with...Haha - I had a conversation like one of these with my cousin Claire the other day. We were walking in marshy land near Heathcote. Claire thought it was an egret, I thought it was a grey heron... not sure either of us knew.<br /><br /> Isn't 'knowledge' and language wonderful! So diverse.<br /><br />Love the 'lift-off photo :-)Jane Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420485615132391496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-55193000528155698762011-08-28T14:10:30.371-07:002011-08-28T14:10:30.371-07:00Very interesting--- they do stab fast---those litt...Very interesting--- they do stab fast---those little crabs don't stand a chance---I never once thought of the blood vessels in their necks!dkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322142359551595275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-74923155412184241052011-08-28T11:56:11.773-07:002011-08-28T11:56:11.773-07:00I love their curved necks. I saw in the Sibley gu...I love their curved necks. I saw in the Sibley guide that their blood vessels actually move to the back of the neck at the front of the curve, probably to prevent them from injuring themselves while stabbing for food.Mike B. @ slugyard.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875788839708390039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-14704427487008724942011-08-27T13:33:02.459-07:002011-08-27T13:33:02.459-07:00Thanks Mary---even more interesting than a youngst...Thanks Mary---even more interesting than a youngster--b/c I saw the two of them together a lot---now wondering if they were the same ones all the time, or I just happened to catch random birds crossing each others' paths. They stood together for long periods of time in the marsh grass. <br /><br />Judy also said the snowy's feet are yellow--and that both species live in the marsh---I also saw a lot of green herons around the dock--- <br /><br />How did a great egret get to Clyde Shepherd? Passing through?dkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322142359551595275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-41153683257405841302011-08-27T11:32:12.799-07:002011-08-27T11:32:12.799-07:00Debbie, there were a couple Great Egrets this summ...Debbie, there were a couple Great Egrets this summer at Clyde Shepherd. The smaller egret was not a youngster but a Snowy Egret. If you enlarge the photo you can see the Snowy's "golden slippers." MaryBook Wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621290038749212422noreply@blogger.com