Outdoor Ontario
Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: orchidpoet on September 23, 2019, 03:51:08 PM
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Does great egret have a crest? Or is it just having a bad hair day?
(https://charline.pixels.com/featured/great-egret-with-crest-charline-xia.html)
https://charline.pixels.com/featured/great-egret-fishing-in-water-charline-xia.html
This one does not have a crest.
(https://charline.pixels.com/featured/great-egret-fishing-in-water-charline-xia.html)
https://charline.pixels.com/featured/great-egret-fishing-in-water-charline-xia.html
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Look like a normal Great Egret to me with wet feathers.
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Both links go to the same photo. Clicking on "Prev" gets you to the bird with the so-called crest.
I zoomed in on the crest and I think it is mostly a white reflection off the water.
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Great Egrets amd other herons at this time of year do not have feather accoutrements like what you
might see during breeding, but a strong wind or a nervous Egret might show an erectile response
analogous to piloerection whereby feathers stand upward like your hair might stands on end when a
big and unexpected credit card bill arrives. Even the arrival of other birds may bring it on.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vhBcrWD/0/a43fdec9/L/i-vhBcrWD-L.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-vhBcrWD/A)
Great Egret
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-MvCDW84/0/d623b032/L/i-MvCDW84-L.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-MvCDW84/A)
Cattle Egret
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Sorry I did not post the correct link. Here it is
https://charline.pixels.com/featured/great-egret-with-crest-charline-xia.html
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Thanks everyone for your replies!