Nature the Egret??

the Egret?? · 10:08 PM

We were so surprised to see this, what I believe is a Great Egret, in the Arizona desert near Ehrenberg. We were on the Colorado River Indian Reservation and noticed him wading in a flooded farm field. Normally this is the land of the raven and the white bird was quite easy to spot. Photo cropped heavily, but still presentable

**crewl1** · 02-18-2013, 10:12 PM

Cool catch, must have gotten detoured to your patch of desert

**Cee Cee** · 02-18-2013, 10:39 PM

give them water and they will come! ..... good catch!
cheers

selar · 02-18-2013, 10:51 PM

Nice shot!

**Bob Harris** · 02-18-2013, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by crewl1

Cool catch, must have gotten detoured to your patch of desert

sort of odd Larry, he was the only one out there, we drove on the reservation again today to see if other birds landed, nothing out there, so I guess he must of just gotten lost.

**Bob Harris** · 02-18-2013, 11:16 PM

Originally posted by Cee Cee

give them water and they will come! ..... good catch!
cheers

Yeah, I think you're right CC, I'm pretty sure it is a great egret but looks like a heron also, the first I have seen out this way.

**Bob Harris** · 02-18-2013, 11:16 PM

Originally posted by selar

Nice shot!

thanks so much, always appreciated. Bob

slowpez · 02-19-2013, 07:16 AM

Nicely spotted and captured Bob. Never know what you are going to find in farmer's fields.

loco · 02-19-2013, 08:38 AM

Nice shot! I have only ever seen one, at the lake in Culpeper, VA. They seem to be quite skittish. Cool looking birds!

**Sailor** · 02-19-2013, 09:02 AM

Good shot, brother Bob - we see these all of the time around here; I never thought of one in the desert.

Jer

**Bob Harris** · 02-19-2013, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by slowpez

Nicely spotted and captured Bob. Never know what you are going to find in farmer's fields.

I'm still a little confused if this is an egret or a heron Susan. There weren't any farmers daughters out there, I looked.

**Bob Harris** · 02-19-2013, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by loco

Nice shot! I have only ever seen one, at the lake in Culpeper, VA. They seem to be quite skittish. Cool looking birds!

I would think they have quite a few of these on the coast along with many other species. Lori, I remember even seeing some eagles at the ocean in Virginia.

**Bob Harris** · 02-19-2013, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by Sailor

Good shot, brother Bob - we see these all of the time around here; I never thought of one in the desert.

Jer

Surprised me too Jer, usually all I see is ravens and old people out this way.

**baro-nite** · 02-19-2013, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by Bob Harris

I'm still a little confused if this is an egret

The terms are basically interchangeable. The Great Egret you have here is in the same genus as the Great Blue Heron, for example. Good spotting and nice shooting; I guess Great Egrets like the Arizona desert in winter for the same reasons fulltime RVer's do.

**Jacquot** · 02-19-2013, 04:34 PM

Definitely Great Egret, a pretty commonly seen bird in the salt marshes around here in the summer. Lovely.

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02-18-2013, 11:16 PM	#6
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Cee Cee give them water and they will come! ..... good catch! cheers Yeah, I think you're right CC, I'm pretty sure it is a great egret but looks like a heron also, the first I have seen out this way. Last edited by Bob Harris; 02-18-2013 at 11:34 PM.

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selar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,042	Nice shot!

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by crewl1 Cool catch, must have gotten detoured to your patch of desert sort of odd Larry, he was the only one out there, we drove on the reservation again today to see if other birds landed, nothing out there, so I guess he must of just gotten lost.

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by selar Nice shot! thanks so much, always appreciated. Bob

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slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Nicely spotted and captured Bob. Never know what you are going to find in farmer's fields.

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loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	Nice shot! I have only ever seen one, at the lake in Culpeper, VA. They seem to be quite skittish. Cool looking birds!

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Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Good shot, brother Bob - we see these all of the time around here; I never thought of one in the desert. Jer

02-19-2013, 03:37 PM	#11
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by slowpez Nicely spotted and captured Bob. Never know what you are going to find in farmer's fields. I'm still a little confused if this is an egret or a heron Susan. There weren't any farmers daughters out there, I looked.

02-19-2013, 03:39 PM	#12
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by loco Nice shot! I have only ever seen one, at the lake in Culpeper, VA. They seem to be quite skittish. Cool looking birds! I would think they have quite a few of these on the coast along with many other species. Lori, I remember even seeing some eagles at the ocean in Virginia.

02-19-2013, 03:40 PM	#13
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sailor Good shot, brother Bob - we see these all of the time around here; I never thought of one in the desert. Jer Surprised me too Jer, usually all I see is ravens and old people out this way.

02-19-2013, 03:50 PM	#14
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,294	Originally posted by Bob Harris I'm still a little confused if this is an egret The terms are basically interchangeable. The Great Egret you have here is in the same genus as the Great Blue Heron, for example. Good spotting and nice shooting; I guess Great Egrets like the Arizona desert in winter for the same reasons fulltime RVer's do.

02-19-2013, 04:34 PM	#15
Jacquot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sun City Center, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,544	Definitely Great Egret, a pretty commonly seen bird in the salt marshes around here in the summer. Lovely.