6 Cattle Egrets in breeding plumage just showed up at the foot of Big Stone Lake in Ortonville. They are feeding in the grass beside the lake along Dike Road (just west of the grocery store parking lot, where the river comes out of the lake). They were somewhat tolerant of traffic and photography, but big loud trucks made them a little jumpy.
Link to a pic here: https://turnstonecreations.smugmug.com/Flora-Fauna/i-DGWp7nf/A It's been a long time since I've spotted Cattle Egrets out here, and can't recall ever seeing this many in one place before. -- Jason M. Frank Founder & Vice President Luddite Ornithologists League (LOL) Big Stone County, Minnesota ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
