Not surprisingly a number of fish eating birds are in the harbour at Rutland with all the Bait fish that are in there, Cormorants, surprise, surprise! along with Gulls, Dabchicks, Heron, the Kingfisher every now and then.
There is also an Egret that has made the harbour it's home, and it likes to strut around the boat pontoon a lot, puffing it's chest feathers out, warding off the Guls that get to close.
Managed to get some images of it fairly close by zooming in, didn't realise that they have clawed feet.
Resident Egret
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Re: Resident Egret
We should eradicate the whole lot.
They are not native, they compete with other species and nobody knows what they are eating nor damage they are doing to our wildlife.
Nice pics tho.
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They are not native, they compete with other species and nobody knows what they are eating nor damage they are doing to our wildlife.
Nice pics tho.
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Re: Resident Egret
Mike J wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09 2022 09:54 -What even a Kingfisher no way there not doing much damageWe should eradicate the whole lot.
They are not native, they compete with other species and nobody knows what they are eating nor damage they are doing to our wildlife.
Nice pics tho.
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Now Cormorants thats another matter they even kill trees with there poo
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Re: Resident Egret
Egret was about today, as Lumby mentions they don't tolerate humans getting close for a decent photo. The Heron was not impressed either, kept chasing the Egret away.
Nice birds though.
Nice birds though.
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Monts wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20 2022 19:45 -This was as close as I got today.Egret was about today, as Lumby mentions they don't tolerate humans getting close for a decent photo. The Heron was not impressed either, kept chasing the Egret away.
Nice birds though.
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davelumb wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20 2022 19:59 -
I was fishing upstream and was watching the antics from afar. But I've tried getting closer before to no avail, Herons are ok. Egrets never.
Nice pics.
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Mike J wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09 2022 09:54 -They are now native!We should eradicate the whole lot.
They are not native, they compete with other species and nobody knows what they are eating nor damage they are doing to our wildlife.
Nice pics tho.
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Re: Resident Egret
I saw a pair the other day, I was informed they were little egrets, the larger egret is quite rare I lernt
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Re: Resident Egret
Closest I could get just now.
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