nora@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (nora.y.mclaughlin) (05/09/89)
Hi to all who read rec.birds, I am sort of new to the news group. I generally read rec.pets but I had a question for the REAL bird people. Anyway, I am trying to identify a bird that has been frequenting my yard and am having trouble. First i'll describe the environment. My property is surounded by woodlands. Across the street is a large pond. I should say there are 4 ponds all with in 1/4 square mile of me as well as a small, mucky one on my property. I have been seeing this new bird around and he looks like this: Long beak, long legs and he stands about 15 inches tall with his neck extented. His main body is a slate blue or green I am not sure I cant get close enough to see. His head i believe is brown with the back of his head the feathers look roufly, I don't know how else to describe that. uffly I meant to say ruffely above. Looking at him from the front there are 3 or 4 beige stripes down his throat ending at the top of his chest. OK, aare there any guesses as to what he is? One other thing I forgot to mention, I have seen him walking on top of the pond/muck hunting for his food and I am not sure if they are bugs, salamand baby fish or what ever. I am looking forward to any educated guesses! I would appreciate e-mail because I don't frequent this newsgroup. Thankyou in advance. Nora whuxr!nym
geek@mit-amt (Chris Schmandt) (05/10/89)
In article <577@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> nora@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (nora.y.mclaughlin) writes: >Long beak, long legs and he stands about 15 inches tall with his neck >extented. His main body is a slate blue or green I am not sure I cant >get close enough to see. His head i believe is brown with the back of > >I meant to say ruffely above. Looking at him from the front there are >3 or 4 beige stripes down his throat ending at the top of his chest. She doesn't bother to tell us where she lives (AT&T is *everywhere*) not does she read the group, but... I'd guess Louisiana Heron without any more info. anyone else? chris
mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser) (05/10/89)
In article <3771@mit-amt>, geek@mit-amt (Chris Schmandt) writes: > In article <577@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> nora@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (nora.y.mclaughlin) writes: > >Long beak, long legs and he stands about 15 inches tall with his neck > >extented. His main body is a slate blue or green I am not sure I cant > >get close enough to see. His head i believe is brown with the back of > > > >I meant to say ruffely above. Looking at him from the front there are > >3 or 4 beige stripes down his throat ending at the top of his chest. > > I'd guess Louisiana Heron without any more info. > anyone else? How about Green Backed Heron? The environment and size described seem better for this bird than for Tricolored Heron (Louisiana Heron), which is more of a coastal salt water bird. Mike
judi@athena.mit.edu (Judith Provost) (05/10/89)
Depending on what area she lives, could be either:
Louisiana Heron, or Reddish Egret.
Peace,
Judith