Another cold and cloudy Spring day; the kind that makes you wonder if it’s worth going out at all. I really hate seeing a good bird in bad light, but I went anyway.
A few good birds showed up, and the photos are passable, but I wish…

I haven’t seen many Great Egrets, so this bird was a nice surprise.
Cornell:
“The elegant Great Egret is a dazzling sight in many a North American wetland. Slightly smaller and more svelte than a Great Blue Heron, these are still large birds with impressive wingspans. They hunt in classic heron fashion, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a deadly jab of their yellow bill. Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds.”
What a great bird day. Tough with all that wind we had. No birding for me this week. it’s a horse week. Next week though I’ll catch up!