ehg Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Went down to Humber River yesterday to see what was jumping at Old Mill. There was nothing jumping for brief moment i was there. As i walked to vehicle to leave, i stopped to watch seagulls peck the eyes out of rotting salmon. While i stood there, out of my peripheral i could see something silently walking towards me. Grabbed my camera and took this pic. Never seen one of these before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anders Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) I am pretty certain looking at the picture with the black legs and yellow beak that, that is a great egret. http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/great-white-...-photo-491.htmlundefined Edited October 21, 2008 by anders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Yup, egret for sure, it's in the heron family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) They nest regularly along the Niagara R. Would not be surprised, with changing weather patterns, if their migration range is slowly expanding. Edited October 21, 2008 by bigugli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmeh Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I agree that it's an egret. I have started to notice them along the middle sections of the Grand River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 i stopped to watch seagulls peck the eyes out of rotting salmon. Does nobody find this just a little disturbing? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Yeap.... definitely an egret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 a white bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Does nobody find this just a little disturbing? LOL Yes I do Snag. Jeez...what self respecting bird eats eyes.....ewwwwww.....GROSSSSSSSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Yes I do Snag. Jeez...what self respecting bird eats eyes.....ewwwwww.....GROSSSSSSSS. What a waste of good perch bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 What a waste of good perch bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I hear they taste good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I hear they taste good Egrets or fisheyes? JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I am pretty certain looking at the picture with the black legs and yellow beak that, that is a great egret. http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/great-white-...-photo-491.htmlundefined Looks like a Great White Egret, thanks for link anders nice pictures there. They nest regularly along the Niagara R. Would not be surprised, with changing weather patterns, if their migration range is slowly expanding. Read a little today that they are expanding there range north and eastward. Like the cardinal did 100 yrs. ago and Turkey Vulture 25 yrs. ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Yes I do Snag. Jeez...what self respecting bird eats eyes.....ewwwwww.....GROSSSSSSSS. Eyes. Hows this one. I was at Bronte a few years back and there was a dead chinook by the rock pile on the east side. A hen mallard began pecking at it. As I watching she discovered something good in the salmons distended vent. I was a female salmon. The hen mallard shoved her bill into the salmon and kept shoving til she was buried in it to her eyeballs. I wish I had a camera for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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