Reddish Egret - Patricia and Richard Williams
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Contributor

Patricia and Richard Williams Media from this contributor Profile

Date

Location

Cheraw Lake
Otero, Colorado, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 38.1007663, -103.5127017
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating

Observation details

A first year juvenile. An overall gray, with hint of reddish coloration on neck and front. The dark gray legs and all dark bill were two features that eliminated the adult Little Blue which would have been smaller, uniformily darker and with a bi-colored bill. The lack of any white on the face and the all dark bill eliminated the Great Blue. The lack of white on the belly eliminated the adult Tricolored Heron. Its feeding habits were not as active as adult Reddish Egrets we've seen in Florida and Texas.

Technical information

Model
Canon PowerShot A590 IS
ISO
80
Focal length
6.6 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/4.0
Shutter speed
1/400 sec
Dimensions
838 pixels x 625 pixels
Original file size
331.86 KB