This afternoon between 3:30 and 5:00 (still there when we left), were two small white egrets, one of which was clearly a Snowy. The second may or may not also have been.
This bird was markedly larger (but not nearly as large as a Great), had dark legs with yellow feet (the feet were much duller than the Snowy-- also had greenish-yellow on the backs of the lower legs).
I have never seen a Little Egret before, though I've seen scads of all of our native waders. Why this seemed like Little vs Snowy was that it was clearly larger, and had NO wispy plumes, head or body. Why,according to guidebooks, it seems not to be is that its lores were more yellow than the snowy, not less.
They were hunting the west side of the lake, just off the mudflat. Crown Hill is on the East side of Kipling, between 26th and 32nd. Parking lots are on the 26th st. side.
Dave Cameron
Denver
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