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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Heron (?) I.D. |
Looks like a Blue Heron to me, but I'm no bird expert. Fish eater, anyways...  The monsoon stuff won't let up- it's killed the walleye bite with water too high and too fast for too long. I think this bird would have been doing the stand in the water on one leg trick, if there weren't so many people around. Pretty stand-offish- maybe he's been shot at before. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heron (?) I.D. |
Yep - looks like a great blue to me. The water along the N Platte river has been very high this year, and the herons are loving it. The fish get out on hay meadows that are under water & are easy targets. While waiting to drag a train into the yard this week, I saw one spear a crappie that looked bigger than my hand. SW |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heron (?) I.D. |
yup - looks like the great blue heron that fishes my back yard every morning , i watched him swallow a fish that looked too big - they seem to be able to swaller a heck of a handful when they set their mind to it 
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| Author: | ANDREY [ Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heron (?) I.D. |
There's always a few around at the canal near my place. They are a protected species in europe, but not uncommon. Brgds, A |
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