Great Egret
| A Great Egret in flight | 10/05/2013 |
Description
The AmericanGreat KestrelEgret is thea Americas'large smallestwhite falcon.bird It’swith arounda yellow bill, long neck, and long black legs. Don't confuse this bird with the sizeSnowy ofEgret which has a Rockblack Dovebill, (pigeon)black legs, and hasyellow similar markings on its face as the Peregrine Falcon. I see it most often at the park perched on power lines white it surveys the field. It does this cool maneuver where it flaps fast and hovers in the air while it looks for a meal.feet.
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First observation
| 📆 | |
| 📍 | Los Angeles, California |
Captured media details
| Male |
Female |
Unknown |
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| 📸 | ✔️ | |||
| 🎙️ |
Experiences & anecdotes
12/16/202205/11/2023 - When I livedhave fond memories of visiting Playa del Rey in California,Los IAngeles onlyand sawwatching thisthese birdbirds occasionally.wade Whilethrough the water.
Recently, when I was invisiting Huntingtonthe Beach,Leon Creek Trailway which runs along the perimeter of Mitchell Lake, I rememberwas treated to a Kestrelbunch flutteringof aroundthese aegrets parkwalking field.through the reeds. It was perchinghere onthat variousI powerheard polesthem andvocalize would flutter infor the air and zip around. I stalked it around the field watching it with my binoculars.
Nowadays, here in Texas, we see them all thefirst time. I almost always spot them on power lines at Pearsall Park. Most aren’t skittish and will let me walk underneath them while they stay perched on the lines.
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Photographs
| The fancy feathers of the Great Egret | 01/18/2014 |
| This egret pokes its head out of the tree canopy | 07/11/2021 |
| A Great Egret wading in the water | 11/10/2013 |
| Closeup of the Great Egret | 11/10/2013 |
Audio recordings
ComingML517883561soon- 0:25- Listen to the croaking calls of the Great Egret. Notice the visible "bug band" in the spectrogram which is a result of the insect noise pollution in the recording.
From my blogs
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twilightSouth Padre Island Birding and Nature Center