Comments on: Little egrets | BPW #48 http://demersus.net/2009/07/little-egrets-bpw-48/ Watching wildlife since the sixties Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:13:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gwendolen http://demersus.net/2009/07/little-egrets-bpw-48/comment-page-1/#comment-181 gwendolen Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:47:22 +0000 http://wildlife.demersus.net/?p=355#comment-181 There are very similar. My BWPi guide says: "Snowy Egret E. thula, American counterpart of E. garzetta; non-breeding birds difficult to distinguish but E. g. garzetta has greenish-grey lores whereas same soft parts in E. thula are bright yellow (Hancock and Kushlan 1984). Breeding E. thula has more developed head plumes than E. g. garzetta and also longer and noticeably recurved back plumes (Hancock and Kushlan 1984)."<br><br>The Little Egrets are finding their way to the Americas, they breed in the Caribbean and have been seen in Canada too. Quite the explorers these birds! <br>They are originally from wetlands in the warm temperate parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia but they are breeding up north (Europe) now here too. There are very similar. My BWPi guide says: “Snowy Egret E. thula, American counterpart of E. garzetta; non-breeding birds difficult to distinguish but E. g. garzetta has greenish-grey lores whereas same soft parts in E. thula are bright yellow (Hancock and Kushlan 1984). Breeding E. thula has more developed head plumes than E. g. garzetta and also longer and noticeably recurved back plumes (Hancock and Kushlan 1984).”

The Little Egrets are finding their way to the Americas, they breed in the Caribbean and have been seen in Canada too. Quite the explorers these birds!
They are originally from wetlands in the warm temperate parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia but they are breeding up north (Europe) now here too.

]]> By: Marvin http://demersus.net/2009/07/little-egrets-bpw-48/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Marvin Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:19:02 +0000 http://wildlife.demersus.net/?p=355#comment-180 The large tidal fluctuation certainly gives the shore birds a large feeding area and pools during low tide. <i>Dinner For Two</i> is my favorite too. The large tidal fluctuation certainly gives the shore birds a large feeding area and pools during low tide. Dinner For Two is my favorite too.

]]> By: soaringfalcon1 http://demersus.net/2009/07/little-egrets-bpw-48/comment-page-1/#comment-179 soaringfalcon1 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:16:02 +0000 http://wildlife.demersus.net/?p=355#comment-179 I love the shot of the Little Egret flying in and the "dinner for two" is very romantic Gwen. Are these little guys related to our Snowy Egrets? Your captures make me want to go to the beach and cool off. Temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit here in California for weeks. I love the shot of the Little Egret flying in and the “dinner for two” is very romantic Gwen. Are these little guys related to our Snowy Egrets? Your captures make me want to go to the beach and cool off. Temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit here in California for weeks.

]]> By: Dawn Fine http://demersus.net/2009/07/little-egrets-bpw-48/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Dawn Fine Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:06:32 +0000 http://wildlife.demersus.net/?p=355#comment-178 Great shots! Love the last one!..looks a little sneaky..:) Great shots! Love the last one!..looks a little sneaky..:)

]]> By: gwendolen http://demersus.net/2009/07/little-egrets-bpw-48/comment-page-1/#comment-176 gwendolen Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:59:59 +0000 http://wildlife.demersus.net/?p=355#comment-176 Yeah, global lists are cool. I started one too, I just keep forgetting to update it. :-)) Yeah, global lists are cool. I started one too, I just keep forgetting to update it. :-) )

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