Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Cousins
Originally uploaded by eclectic echoes.
Here you can compare the sizes of a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in front of a Great Egret (Ardea alba). They only stayed this way fo a few moments before the egret ventured below the cord grass and the heron took off further up the cove.
Best viewed LARGE.
Filed in Mystic, Photography, Wildlife
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Also tagged Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, bird, egret, flickr, great egret, nature, ornithology, photo
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First one I’ve seen in Mystic in two and a half years! Didn’t get any great pictures of him, but you can bet I’ll be on the lookout for another one. Looks like I will need to do some more early morning outings as this one was out round 7am.