Is this a Cattle Egret? (2 Viewers)

[Dave P]

Filmed this bird today in Cathedral Square Barcelona, it seemed a little out of place.
I think it may be a Cattle Egret, can anyone confirm?
Thanks
Dave

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Yes, a Cattle Egret. They can crop up in quite urban locations at times.

 

[Dave P]

Yes, a Cattle Egret. They can crop up in quite urban locations at times.

Thanks Andrew

 

[KC Foggin]

Must have seemed so odd seeing that Cattle Egret there. Good for you Dave

 

[Dave P]

Must have seemed so odd seeing that Cattle Egret there. Good for you Dave

Thanks, it kept clear of the pigeons but was quite approachable.

 

[gerald762]

Where I live, South West Spain, they are surprisingly shy and nervous.

 

[Dave P]

Where I live, South West Spain, they are surprisingly shy and nervous.

Thanks Gerald, I count myself lucky with chance encounter.

 

[birdmeister]

Thanks for posting this video, Dave! Love the unusual encounter.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Can people post a warning when they attach something that will download to your computer instead of opening within the site?

The easiest way to prevent this would be to upload to youtube and provide a link.

 

[rollingthunder]

I wondered why the image was blank but as it is a Cattle Egret i won’t bother.

Good birding -

Laurie -

 

[Dave P]

Thanks for posting this video, Dave! Love the unusual encounter.

Thanks!

 

[Dave P]

Can people post a warning when they attach something that will download to your computer instead of opening within the site?

The easiest way to prevent this would be to upload to youtube and provide a link.

Sorry, I’m new to this forum.
Are .mov files frowned upon?
Thanks for the tip off .
Cheers
Dave

 

[Dave P]

I wondered why the image was blank but as it is a Cattle Egret i won’t bother.

Good birding -

Laurie -

Sorry Laurie, I’m new to the forum and still learning.
Cheers
Dave

 

[rollingthunder]

Don’t apologise mate. Andy will have been concerned about malware and viruses etc - good place to find a CE i’m envious.

Laurie -

 

[Butty]

I wondered why the image was blank but as it is a Cattle Egret i won’t bother.

You already have bothered - by default. The video file will be sitting in your default downloads folder. This is a bug in the site which Birdforum should address.

 

[rollingthunder]

To clarify - the image was blank in the post on the thread. I didn’t click on it as scrolling further down it only ‘appeared’ to be a Cattle Egret ;-)

Laurie -

 

[dantheman]

For me the still image of the mov file in post #1 when this thread is open clearly shows a Cattle Egret! (So didn't open it or anything further)

 

[Andy Adcock]

For me the still image of the mov file in post #1 when this thread is open clearly shows a Cattle Egret! (So didn't open it or anything further)

Check your downloads, it downloaded straight to my computer.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Sorry Laurie, I’m new to the forum and still learning.
Cheers
Dave

No probs Dave, Laurie explained my concerns precisely and Butty states correctly that it's something that BF should address if possible.

 

[KenM]

Perhaps it’s ID skills are not up to scratch?
Winging over the square and seeing herds of bipeds grazing, (thinking they’ve normally got four legs…..but I’ll take a punt anyway).
Come to think of it…Isn’t that how Herring Gulls got started?
Being “pulled in” by the bipeds, then before you can say “Cheese & Tomato”….it’s out “ye’r ‘and”…and down it’s throat.😮😂