This is a Great Blue Heron. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBsq9bgWXH7BolozaUc3pKD8yzye_9XVzBmM00/
See them all the time up here in Seattle.... On Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 5:57:01 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > I know as much about birds as about cameras, so you may be right. I > googled herons albuquerque bosque and great blue herons came up and looked > like those in the photo, but what do I know. > > I just googled both and they both look the same to me. > > Rio Grande bosque, Albuquerque, NM. > > On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 4:52 PM twowheeledtexan <ampy...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Those aren’t herons, look like sandhill cranes. If you’re referencing >> acequias and the Rio Grande you’re possibly in Texas? If so Texas has a >> hunting season for them and they’re referred to as “pork chops in the sky”. >> >> On Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 5:27:56 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Taken *in* someone's backyard. I was "by" but the herons were "in." >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 4:26 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Taken by someone's backyard during a very pleasant fall meander along >>>> our acequia trails. The third heron was camera shy and refused to >>>> cooperate. >>>> >>>> We've got bird sanctuaries and wetlands (yes, desert but this is near >>>> the Rio Grande) in my area, and I often startle herons from the ditches as >>>> I ride by. They gather in flocks in fields, but I saw only 3 together this >>>> afternoon, though they've been in the air along with the geese. >>>> >>>> No Riv photo because I rode the Monocog. >>>> >>>> I thought that this was worth posting despite the obligatory poor >>>> quality, which my fault and not that of the iPhone camera (tho' it's just >>>> a >>>> 6S). >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc5fad32-dc2b-4997-991a-b590a59d05e8n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc5fad32-dc2b-4997-991a-b590a59d05e8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c9a40fcb-1c6b-4695-a12e-cc3bace39682n%40googlegroups.com.
