Congrats to Joey, David, and Dean! Regarding the Reddish Egret, story follows.
I was kneeling in the mud at Jackson Lake with my camera this afternoon trying to get a photo of a Sanderling. My helpful birding sidekick, wife Barb, stood beside me with instructions to let me know if she saw anything “unusual.” Meanwhile I noticed three guys with scopes about 500 yards away (David, Dean, Joey). “Wonder what they’re looking at?” Barb: “There’s something over there that looks a little different than a Great Blue Heron.” Me, taking a glance: “That’s just a Great Blue Heron scrunched down, makes it looks smaller.” Barb, persisting, “But it’s acting differently, sort of dancing.” Me: “Huh? Holy crap, a Reddish Egret! THANK YOU Barb!” Photo below. BTW, later I asked Barb, “Why are you wearing your covid mask out here?” (She calls her mask, “Not today, Rona.”) Barb: “Because it STINKS out here.” Oh well, another day at the beach! Cheers, Tom Wilberding Littleton, CO [image: AH2I0337.jpg] On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 1:25:22 PM UTC-6, Joey Kellner wrote: > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Joey <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *Sent:* September 18, 2020 12:42:22 PM MDT > *To:* Cobirds <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *Subject:* Reddish Egret, Jackson Reservoir, Morgan County > > David Dowell, Dean Shoup and I are looking at a young, dark morph Reddish > Egret first seen from the dam near the outlet canal. One can walk down the > face of the dam and get closer. > > Smaller than nearby Great Blue Herons. Grayish-red body, neck and head. > Yellow eyes; Darker grayish wings. Long, dark, relatively even width bill > (tip to base). > > Began running actively and "canopy feeding" > > Photos will be to eBird later. > > Joey. > > Joey Kellner > Littleton, Colorado > Joey Kellner > Littleton, Colorado > Joey Kellner > Littleton, Colorado -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0609f326-9335-4fa3-ae84-e7f99f6bacdao%40googlegroups.com.
