Herons & Egrets More
Here’s more on egrets/herons focusing on feeding behavior (mostly).
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Glaucous Size Corpus Christi
Last Glaucous pix for a bit!! I usually think of the Herring as a BIG GULL!! But I was impressed with the Glaucous next to the Herrings and Laughings!!
Mystery Bird ?
Who am I? (Rollover Pass, Bolivar penn).
Gulls in Corpus
Here are the gulls we did see. Can you ID without your book?
Kelp Gull YES
I had a great time on the 29th communing with a visiting celebrity in Corpus Christi!! If you haven’t heard, this is a Kelp Gull born about 1 year ago in the southern hemisphere (South America most likely). Very impressive bill (compared to Herring in pic).
Shorebirds Size in Field Guides
I thought this exchange in the Shorebird class might be of interest to B3. First Lance’s question, then my response. From Lance Felber (2020 Shorebird student) I noticed while looking at Least Sandpiper in a couple of different guides a fairly large discrepancy in lengths listed. So I looked at Least, Semi, and Western in…
Hummingbird Chicks
Developing chicks at Mills Pond.