Snowy Egrets like to keep their distance. Normally the slender, fairy-feathered shorebirds are shy and avoid the humans who encroach on their territory. But...
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This is that time of year here in Mexico, where everything “birds” slows down to a crawl. We have hit our peak summer temperatures, at...
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As I always do on the way home, following a short visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, I take in at least one...
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Fishing is not one of the recreational activities allowed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge but apparently no one has passed that information on to...
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In my recent post about birding Jamaica Bay’s East Pond I mentioned a very successful Snowy Egret. It caught fish after fish after fish...
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) photos by Larry Jordan (click for full sized images) While visiting Arcata Marsh a couple of weeks ago, I had...
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