I love this photo Perry Hoffman took of a Snowy Egret in a pond at The Sea Ranch Golf Links.
Just beautiful!
Thanks to Perry for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see more of Perry's photography and artwork, plus the beautiful calendar he created for 2025, here is the link to his website: https://magentaraven.com/
The rain has moved out and we have a sunny, cool day here today. 39.15 inches so far, which is pretty amazing!
Several coast residents saw these six Great Egrets fly overhead, one at The Sea Ranch and one north of Gualala. Eric Zetterholm photographed them. For some reason, we don't usually see a large group of Great Egrets flying by.
Earlier Eric found them by the Gualala River. In this next photo he shows the larger Great Egrets with a smaller Snowy Egret between them.
Here's a favorite photo of a Great Egret taken by Bob Rutemoeller. You can see how much of the bird's wings are feathers!
Thanks to Eric and Bob for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
After two small storms (Monday's brought .20 inches and Wednesday's brought .25 inches), we are back to sunny, breezy weather. It was sure nice to get the early rain.
Barry Weiss was near Casper when he spotted this Snowy Egret striding along in a lagoon, with its reflection in the water.
Here it looks like the Snowy Egret spotted something tasty for dinner. These egrets have black bills.
They are an uncommon sighting on the Mendonoma coast. Great Egrets, on the other hand, are frequently seen here.
There is a third photo by Barry, which will be in my Mendonoma Sightings column tomorrow in Independent Coast Observer. Thanks to Barry for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
The Snowy Egret is a small white Heron with black legs and yellow feet. They are found near ponds and by the ocean's shores.
To hear what they sound like, here's a link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Egret/sounds.
What I like about Craig's photo is the Snowy Egret's head plumes. Reminds me of a bad hair day or perhaps static electricity!
If you'd like to see more of Craig'd work, go to:http://ruffimage.com/