maryinoxford
Member
Well, okay, it may not be much of a rarity for you real birders, but it was a bit of a "wow" moment for me...
There I was last week, on the bank of the Fowey estuary (sheltered, tidal, lots of mud at low water). Saw a couple of bits of white in the reeds opposite. Expecting swans, I got the binoculars out... Wow! Heron-shaped, snow-white, black legs & beak, elegant shape, trailing plumes from back of head. Not having a bird book in my pocket (I said I wasn't a real birder) I recalled wildlife TV programmes from Africa and the Med, and muttered "Egret".
Later observation of the pair in flight showed that they fly with the necks doubled back like herons. Later consultation with a book told me "Little Egret", and that they have yellow feet, which I failed to notice.
A happy memory.
Mary
There I was last week, on the bank of the Fowey estuary (sheltered, tidal, lots of mud at low water). Saw a couple of bits of white in the reeds opposite. Expecting swans, I got the binoculars out... Wow! Heron-shaped, snow-white, black legs & beak, elegant shape, trailing plumes from back of head. Not having a bird book in my pocket (I said I wasn't a real birder) I recalled wildlife TV programmes from Africa and the Med, and muttered "Egret".
Later observation of the pair in flight showed that they fly with the necks doubled back like herons. Later consultation with a book told me "Little Egret", and that they have yellow feet, which I failed to notice.
A happy memory.
Mary