A Summer Surprise

For various reasons: vacation and a major flood being the primary ones, I haven’t posted for a month. This morning, I was standing in our neighbors’ backyard as the dogs played and suddenly noticed this big white bird at the river. Of course, my camera and binoculars were elsewhere but I retrieved them and photographed this cooperative Great Egret.

Very unusual bird for this part of Vermont – first one I’ve seen.

No sooner had I taken a few shots when in swoops the local Great Blue Heron and both birds flew. Here’s a pre-flood shot I took – it was nice to see him back.

Later, I saw both birds together downstream and chasing one another. Some birder friends and I watched the egret fishing contentedly a little later in the morning.

It was a nice Friday morning surprise and we hope our white friend will stick around for a bit.


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2 Responses to A Summer Surprise

  1. Barry Mansfield says:

    Great pics. We saw one last week coming back from Eden on the Lamoille just before the wrong-way -bridge.

    • Dick Mansfield says:

      I was up there Monday for dentist but never thought to look at river. Came back through Underhill.

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