Thanks, Dan. I sent this image to a friend (Pro nature shooter) and his instant reaction was "I see you found a Cattle Egret." I'm going to look into it's identity more later. I've seen and shot many many egrets in recent years, as I'm sure many of you have endured. This has a very different look than the numerous egrets I've seen. I've never seen that top of the head feather ridge that this one activated several times while I was watching. I think you may be right in that it has the dark bill of a snowy. Thanks for looking and commenting.
J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2016 12:01:14 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Cattle Egret Cattle egrets usually have yellow bills, and the ones I see lack such a noticeable crest. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cattle_Egret/id It may be a snowy egret: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Egret/id In what environment was it seen? Cattle egrets are mostly seen on dry land, while other egrets are usually water birds. In any event, it is a fine image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Understand this parrot sized bird is a Cattle Egret.(?) > Would like to have had access to the eye on a full body shot, but > it wouldn't cooperate. > Yesterday at the Sacramento National Reserve, 'prox 110 round trip > miles away. > > C&C appreciated! > > J > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1023 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
