r/homestead • u/WVWoodGoods • 2d ago

I've never seen a white one

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Foggy day in a Sycamore. Would have never noticed him if my wife didn't see him land.

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u/socalquestioner 2d ago

Could be any of a number of herons or egrets.

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u/lifehackloser 2d ago

I’m not an ornithologist, but this looks very similar to a great egret. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/maps-range

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u/HoustonWeAreFucked 2d ago

They’re also wicked cool. We are lucky to have such an amazing bird that we haven’t murdered yet. The only one I’ve ever seen was in a pond in Houston, Texas. But they’re soooo cool.

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u/HoustonWeAreFucked 2d ago

I learned this the hard way. It’s an egret.

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u/BluWorter 1d ago

I have to take a boat to get out to my farms and we pass by these dredge islands on the way. The islands are a rookery for all the egrets. Bunches of those and Cormorants nesting. Very cool to see them all.