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Egretta rufsescens
Known for its habit of running back and forth while feeding, and occasionally stopping to spread its wings to create a shadow in which to lure small fish. The reddish egret is slightly bigger than the similar little blue heron, which has greenish rather than gray legs
San Diego river mudflats
we had come looking for an errant tricolor heron and this bird and found both. Two lifers, one day
Spotted on Dec 25, 2018
Submitted on Feb 24, 2019
9 Comments
Beware of PNW drivers. I alternately long to move to a nice city like San Diego and completely off grid somewhere.Birds are the main thing I get to see, so bird pics it is! Thank you
It has its advantages. Normally I am very happy that every modern inconvenience known to man hasn't' reached here yet. We kind of like the hot-and-cold running cockroaches :-), no phone, etc. Now that my sister lives in Auburn, WA perhaps I will get to see some of the unique things you keep stored in the NW United States. Thanks for all the great bird pictures. I have trouble with those.
Just checked your profile - you really are in the middle of the jungle. I'm a bit jealous, as I'm only in the middle of the forest - temperate rainforest = cold, right now
Thanks Karen. I assumed it was an app for a i-phone or tablet or something. We're a little short on technology out here in the middle of the jungle. I'll look into it.
I don't have a smart whatever either, just a desktop.
Excellent series Karen.
Never heard of "ebird" but I see it is by Cornell, the same as "WhatBird" which I do use. Thanks for that info. Someday if I ever get a "smart-whatever" I may look into it :-)
I love San Diego and so amazed at the changes it has made over the decades in terms of public green spaces. I found the Reddish and the tricolor via the rare bird alert via ebird
Thanks for sharing Karen. We get to San Diego every now and then to visit our son. I need to check and see if I've mis-classified a Reddish Egret as a Little Blue Heron. Great picture and write-up.