Rare footage because usually these herons don’t stand around very long in one place. Tall size, gray color, white about head, long black plumes mark this bird.
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Great Blue Heron Stands on the Dock
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Great Egret Dives Headfirst For Fish
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
The water temperature is now around 64 F degrees. The water depth here is about 2 feet and with their razor-like vision they can still spot fish swimming around .
Great Egret Works Hard to Swallow the Big Fish
Friday, June 4th, 2010
On a warm foggy Spring morning this Great Egret spears a fish, and then spends around 5 minutes positioning the tasty catch for the difficult swallow down its long neck.
Great Egret Walks Along the Shore
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
The Long Island Sound is the habitat for Great Egrets during the summer. Low-tide is a good time to walk along the mudflat and catch fish.
The Great Egret in the Breeding Season
Friday, April 30th, 2010
The Great Egret has plumes during the breeding season. The yellow bill, and black feet and legs mark this bird.
The Great Egret Takes Off In Flight
Sunday, April 18th, 2010
On a warm early spring morning this Great Egret quietly flew in, stood around for a few minutes, and then continued on the flight. The long plumes down the back indicate the breeding season.
The First Great Egret For 2010 Summer Season
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
This is the earliest I have ever seen a Great Egret back on the Long Island Sound for the summer season. Their summer range extends all the way to the southern coast of Maine. Today just after sunrise the air temp is 60 and the water temp is 45 degrees. With plenty of little fish for egrets the Long Island Sound water looks as clean as ever gets. This year the Storkman’s approach will be more like a video diary – more videos and hopefully more variety of shore birds.
Clean energy opponents believe global warming doesn’t exist
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
The Storkman took this picture on a 60 degree day in January 2008 in front of his soon to be washed away Long Island Sound beach house. Convection fog occurs when warm air flows over cold water.
What They Really Believe
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: November 18, 2009
Clean energy opponents believe global warming doesn’t exist because that is the only way their arguments make sense.
The Last Great Egret of the Summer
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
This year the last day I saw a Great Egret on the Long Island Sound was October 17. The winter range for these birds extends from Delaware to Texas.
Cormorant Wings It
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Usually when they stand erect on a rock with wings spread they are resting, this one wants dry wings so he puts them through the spin cycle.