Great Egret at Fyshwick, ACT
Identification history
| Ardea alba | 26 Feb 2018 | ArcherCallaway | ||
| Ardea alba | 24 Feb 2018 | RodDeb |
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7 comments
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
25 Feb 2018
Are these images definately all of the same bird? Photos 2 and 3 are Greats but pic 1 doesn't look particulary like a great
RodDeb
wrote:
25 Feb 2018
Yes, all 3 photos are of the same bird, they were taken on the same day, we were amazed how different this Great Egret could look and how short his neck would go. Also we have not seen an Intermediate Egret at Jerrabomberra Wetlands this year. Have only seen 1 Great Egret but have heard that someone else had seen 2 Great Egrets on one day, but the photos here are of the same bird we saw on 22 Feb 2018. Actually put the other photos on so it would definitely show it was a Great Egret, as when we looked at the first photo we had similar thoughts to your comment above, but all photos are of the same bird.
RodDeb
wrote:
27 Feb 2018
Have added a 4th photo just after the Great Egret finished his fluff up and you can see the distinctive flick behind the eye much better. Hope this helps.
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
27 Feb 2018
Wow thanks. It's remarkable how less kinked and short it can make the neck look!
RodDeb
wrote:
28 Feb 2018
Sorry about that should have added that photo earlier, didn't think of it as we knew it was the same bird.
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
28 Feb 2018
No worries, it's been really interesting to see I guess the sometimes misleading qualities of photographs for ID.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.162680-35.315767
- Altitude 555.8m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Feb 2018 12:57 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
Birds Water birds Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Ardea alba Scientific name
- Great Egret Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 700.2m Recorded at altitude
- 414 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Ardea modesta
