I took a video of a Snowy Egret fishing at Florence River Park day before yesterday that shows it using what I call the 'foot shake' technique to stir up fish. The short video clip shows the egret first shake one foot, then the other, repeatedly under the water apparently successfully stirring up a fish that it quickly consumes. I think it is interesting what various strategies bird species have devised to improve their foraging. The video clip is now uploaded on my Birds and Nature blog <http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/>.
Yellow-rumped Warblers, both Audubon's and Myrtle (both found along the Arkansas River), come through in good numbers. Only other warbler species I have seen so far is Common Yellowthroat, a pair at Sell's Lake 2 days ago. The Eastern Phoebe that is sitting on eggs that I reported earlier is still sitting tight. Have yet to see her mate. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvckrdGWdhPT7PhrXtyXA1MZphuJ2RAPZRNP9ZsD-WN6UidQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
