tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post275580566983007676..comments2024-03-20T09:03:19.787-07:00Comments on Careering Through Nature: The Egret and the Rubbish TipSimon Douglas Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-6538393769602029772016-02-12T12:19:25.533-08:002016-02-12T12:19:25.533-08:00I'd never seen anything whiter when I saw my f...I'd never seen anything whiter when I saw my first oneSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-39773746326226365642016-02-12T12:19:05.343-08:002016-02-12T12:19:05.343-08:00I will try, but I'll be lucky to get as close ...I will try, but I'll be lucky to get as close to one again. They are quite plentiful around here! Thank you. Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-85128736965853010332016-02-12T11:24:41.885-08:002016-02-12T11:24:41.885-08:00You really wonder where the seagulls come from. T...You really wonder where the seagulls come from. The farmer can start ploughing and not a seagull in sight. By the time he gets once down the field there are hundreds behind him. Their eyesight must be amazing.<br />Do hope the egrets return and you get a shot for us.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-45205846727404723372016-02-12T08:00:18.244-08:002016-02-12T08:00:18.244-08:00So glad you saw the Egret, even if it didn't p...So glad you saw the Egret, even if it didn't pose on this occasion. I recall the magic moment on the Gower peninsula when I saw my first one some 24 years ago! I think they were a real novelty back then. Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-23409363556046130962016-02-12T07:19:30.623-08:002016-02-12T07:19:30.623-08:00It is amazing how Little Egrets have spread north ...It is amazing how Little Egrets have spread north in recent years isn't it and they are always good to see, picture or no picture. Gulls are one of those strange specialist areas amongst birders and I have to admit I find it hard to tell some of the rarer types apart from the more common ones!<br /><br />Hope you have a great weekend :-)Grosmontinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021561871348219451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-13250125432179744832016-02-12T06:31:45.730-08:002016-02-12T06:31:45.730-08:00That was the closest meeting with an egret I'v...That was the closest meeting with an egret I've ever had. Pity it was so fleeting. Thank you as ever for dropping by!Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-77291610345072110842016-02-12T03:58:18.976-08:002016-02-12T03:58:18.976-08:00Close encounters with Little Egrets are definitely...Close encounters with Little Egrets are definitely memorable - sounds fun, Si!Lucy @ A Natural Interludehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239907920826512177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-7189081609725013372016-02-12T02:15:29.293-08:002016-02-12T02:15:29.293-08:00Amazing how many birds can be seen making the most...Amazing how many birds can be seen making the most of our rubbish.<br /><br />Egret are such elegant birds. Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.com