Lesser Egret
Mar 15, 2019 14:12:01 #
I found this shot from Bunche Beach in January. Was culling my lists for show season. Did not make my final cut but posted since I liked it - and in the end isn't that why we do this?
Correct me if it is not a Lesser Egret - Yellow Footed. Thanks. View the double download for best resolution.
Might crop to 5/4 later when I go back to work on it so let me know your ideas.
D850, f4,1/1250,ISO 220, 560mm,
handheld wading in the water with the incoming tide - which is how "I lost my best camera when....." stories begin.
Correct me if it is not a Lesser Egret - Yellow Footed. Thanks. View the double download for best resolution.
Might crop to 5/4 later when I go back to work on it so let me know your ideas.
D850, f4,1/1250,ISO 220, 560mm,
handheld wading in the water with the incoming tide - which is how "I lost my best camera when....." stories begin.
Mar 15, 2019 15:12:47 #
Mar 15, 2019 19:32:46 #
I would be more apt to think its a snowy egret. The lesser or little egret is pretty rare. They are very hard to tell apart. The one thing that would make me think it is a little egret is the breast plumes. Sibley's book says the little egret has "stringy breast plumes." And this guy does seem to have those. But, I still favor the snowy if only because the little egret is so rare.
John D
John D
Mar 15, 2019 22:40:14 #
delraypiper wrote:
I would be more apt to think its a snowy egret. The lesser or little egret is pretty rare. They are very hard to tell apart. The one thing that would make me think it is a little egret is the breast plumes. Sibley's book says the little egret has "stringy breast plumes." And this guy does seem to have those. But, I still favor the snowy if only because the little egret is so rare.
John D
John D
Thanks for the data. I appreciate your input as my ID was ..ahem..googled. Thus my plea for correction if any others had thoughts. I should know better than to trust what I read on a search engine ... which is why I am glad for UHH.
Mar 15, 2019 22:53:21 #
Nuts I found this at Florida Atlantic University to muddy my own mind further. The common names are confusing. I guess the difference is the Lesser Egret is not aka the Little Egret though it is aka the Little Snowy.
Slice of text.......
"Snowy Egret
Classification:
Egretta thula
Common names:
Snowy Egret,
Common Egret,
Lesser Egret,
Little Snowy
Habitat and
Distribution:
Inhabits shores of lakes or ponds, marshes,
swamps, mud flats, and tidal shallows.
Occurs in most southern areas all year. In the
winter it’s most common in southern Florida
and Louisiana. It winters as far south as the
northern part of South America.
Description:
Size: 20-27 inches tall with up to a 40-inch
wingspan. Weighs about 13 ounces.
Color: White overall; lores (area between eyes
and bill) are yellow. Has a slender b
Slice of text.......
"Snowy Egret
Classification:
Egretta thula
Common names:
Snowy Egret,
Common Egret,
Lesser Egret,
Little Snowy
Habitat and
Distribution:
Inhabits shores of lakes or ponds, marshes,
swamps, mud flats, and tidal shallows.
Occurs in most southern areas all year. In the
winter it’s most common in southern Florida
and Louisiana. It winters as far south as the
northern part of South America.
Description:
Size: 20-27 inches tall with up to a 40-inch
wingspan. Weighs about 13 ounces.
Color: White overall; lores (area between eyes
and bill) are yellow. Has a slender b
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