phv
Loc: Goleta, California
I’ve never seen a reddish egret, and the local birders were quite excited about the appearance of this bird. Their behavior is fascinating as they run back and forth, flapping their wings, looking for small fish. They also create a canopy overhead with their wings to create shade to better spot the fish in the glare. I’ve included some long billed curlews that are starting to migrate back from spring breeding grounds, and a fledgling snowy plover and very young killdeer chick. It’s been a good birding week!
Reddish egret
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Creating shade to spot fish
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Killdeer chick
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Mom was very watchful, constantly vocalizing. I walked away so as to calm her
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Long billed curlew having a bit of a row with another
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Catching sand crabs with its very long beak
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Snowy plover chick (banded), part of a program to promote safe breeding from predators, these chicks were hatched at the SB zoo
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Flying yellow crowned night heron, with prized crab
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Many interesting shots.
Thanks
phv
Loc: Goleta, California
Iron Sight wrote:
Many interesting shots.
Thanks
You are welcome! Thanks for stopping by, Iron Sight!
Nice! In SW Florida, Reddish Egrets are relatively common, but I have never seen a Long billed Curlew. Thanks for posting.
phv
Loc: Goleta, California
ClarkJohnson wrote:
Nice! In SW Florida, Reddish Egrets are relatively common, but I have never seen a Long billed Curlew. Thanks for posting.
You are welcome! Reddish egrets are found on the Florida and Texas coasts year round, so I bet you do see a lot of them. We get the few on migration so it’s always a big deal for us to see one. The last time one was seen in the slough was several years ago, so I was happy! Thanks for stopping by, Clark!
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