Thursday, April 18, 2013

Great Egret

Somedays you just never know what your going to see or where you are going to see it and the other day was no exception.


  I was coming back from town and on the side of the road was this large, white bird that normally you would see down on the river-not on the side of the road in the sagebrush.
  He didn't seem to concerned about the traffic so I went  home and got my camera and came back to get a few pics.
  He was more comfortable with me in the car and promptly flew to the other side of the road when I got out.
 Anyhow, the Great Egret is a fairly large bird. They can be found almost all over the world in areas that are warm and or tropical.  They are a migratory bird that passes through Nevada to and from the warmer west coast and southern areas. Some stay around here usually around the river and other wet lands to have their young. There food consists of fish, frogs, small mammals and sometimes reptiles and insects that they 'spear' with their long bill. 
Needless to say, it was pretty cool to be able to get a few pics of him. I was pretty surprised to see him here especially since the river isn't that far away. 

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