Congrats to Joey, David, and Dean!
Regarding the Reddish Egret, story follows.
I was kneeling in the mud at Jackson Lake with my camera this afternoon trying to get a photo of a Sanderling. My helpful birding sidekick, wife Barb, stood beside me with instructions to let me know if she saw anything "unusual."
Meanwhile I noticed three guys with scopes about 500 yards away (David, Dean, Joey). "Wonder what they're looking at?"
Barb: "There's something over there that looks a little different than a Great Blue Heron."
Me, taking a glance: "That's just a Great Blue Heron scrunched down, makes it looks smaller."
Barb, persisting, "But it's acting differently, sort of dancing."
Me: "Huh? Holy crap, a Reddish Egret! THANK YOU Barb!"
Photo below.
BTW, later I asked Barb, "Why are you wearing your covid mask out here?" (She calls her mask, "Not today, Rona.")
Barb: "Because it STINKS out here."
Oh well, another day at the beach!
Cheers,
Tom Wilberding
Littleton, CO
On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 1:25:22 PM UTC-6, Joey Kellner wrote:
From: Joey <vir...@comcast.net>
Sent: September 18, 2020 12:42:22 PM MDT
To: Cobirds <Cob...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Reddish Egret, Jackson Reservoir, Morgan County
David Dowell, Dean Shoup and I are looking at a young, dark morph Reddish Egret first seen from the dam near the outlet canal. One can walk down the face of the dam and get closer.
Smaller than nearby Great Blue Herons. Grayish-red body, neck and head. Yellow eyes; Darker grayish wings. Long, dark, relatively even width bill (tip to base).
Began running actively and "canopy feeding"
Photos will be to eBird later.
Joey.
Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado
Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado
Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado
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