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Post by Toto Gamboa on Dec 30, 2010 2:02:53 GMT
 Been off the birding grid for a while now and went to Candaba yesterday with buddy Dennis. Got this one.  Chinese Egret at last? 
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Post by mantarey on Dec 30, 2010 2:35:49 GMT
Not yet I believe, looks like an intermmediate to me. |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Dec 30, 2010 2:37:14 GMT
waaaaaaaaaaah!  |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Dec 30, 2010 3:06:47 GMT
I checked the KG once again Intermediate says its black legs and feet so this is not Intermediate hehehe. |
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Dec 30, 2010 3:15:59 GMT
Check the kink in the neck... looks like a Great Egret to me.
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Dec 30, 2010 3:52:29 GMT
hi nilo ... am not sure if it is Great as in this particular bird, it hadnt caught my attention based on size. It was feeding along a Little Egret as I recall but unfortunately wasnt able to get them both in the frame. The long thin line / gape that extends beyond the eyes is also not present and the neck is too short for a great.
Though in KG, it says, a Chinese Egret does not forage on rice fields druing migration haha.
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Post by mantarey on Dec 30, 2010 6:04:35 GMT
Now that Nilo mentioned the neck, the kink in the neck is one of the most obvious distinctive mark of the the Great Egret. Maybe it was the distance that made it looked small. :-)
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Post by paulbourdin on Dec 31, 2010 5:28:34 GMT
The long thin line / gape that extends beyond the eyes is also not present and the neck is too short for a great. I see a dark gape here, though it seems to go only level with the eye. I think you need a closer photo to really tell however. The neck is definitely not too long for a Great though, but is too long for Intermediate. The bill on the Intermediate also is a bit less orange and more yellow, and has a tiny black tip (again you probably needed to be closer to see this) If by KG you mean Birds of The Philippines, my copy says Chinese Egret do forage in rice fields, especially on migration! The kink in the neck is the clincher though... |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Dec 31, 2010 6:39:31 GMT
Thanks paul for further info. You are correct with the KG, I must have misread that the CE does not forage on ricefields during migration. Wish I was able to get closer to the egret. I was about to extend my lens to 2X when it flew. As others would do, I should probably go back there again and hunt it down |
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Been off the birding grid for a while now and went to Candaba yesterday with buddy Dennis. Got this one.
