This time, I think it's a female because it doesn't have a feathered
plume on its head. I hope they are coming around to eat the snakes.
Snakes eat songbirds. It's only fitting a bigger bird should eat the snakes. :)
https://i.postimg.cc/B6jkhVs9/heron-may122.jpg
Jill
On 5/1/2022 12:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
This time, I think it's a female because it doesn't have a feathered
plume on its head. I hope they are coming around to eat the snakes.
Snakes eat songbirds. It's only fitting a bigger bird should eat the
snakes. :)
https://i.postimg.cc/B6jkhVs9/heron-may122.jpg
Jill
I think I got that backwards. Is it the female which has the feathered >plumeage?
On Sun, 1 May 2022 13:05:59 -0400
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 5/1/2022 12:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
This time, I think it's a female because it doesn't have a feathered
plume on its head. I hope they are coming around to eat the snakes.
Snakes eat songbirds. It's only fitting a bigger bird should eat the
snakes. :)
https://i.postimg.cc/B6jkhVs9/heron-may122.jpg
Jill
I think I got that backwards. Is it the female which has the feathered
plumeage?
Hi Jill,
Seems they are very much alike and hard to distinguish between
male/female:
"They exhibit a minor degree of sexual dimorphism; with males slightly
larger than females, but otherwise the sexes are not easily outwardly distinguishable..."
Nice picture. Looks like it's trying to blend in, as in "you don't see
me here" :)
On 5/1/2022 1:22 PM, Leon Fisk wrote:
On Sun, 1 May 2022 13:05:59 -0400
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 5/1/2022 12:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
This time, I think it's a female because it doesn't have a feathered
plume on its head. I hope they are coming around to eat the snakes.
Snakes eat songbirds. It's only fitting a bigger bird should eat the >>> snakes. :)
https://i.postimg.cc/B6jkhVs9/heron-may122.jpg
Jill
I think I got that backwards. Is it the female which has the feathered
plumeage?
Hi Jill,
Seems they are very much alike and hard to distinguish between
male/female:
"They exhibit a minor degree of sexual dimorphism; with males slightly larger than females, but otherwise the sexes are not easily outwardly distinguishable..."
Nice picture. Looks like it's trying to blend in, as in "you don't see
me here" :)
Yeah, it kind of looked like it was trying to hide but they are so darn
big they can't really do it. :)
Jill
In article <7vAbK.669768$7F2.261467@fx12.iad>,
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 5/1/2022 1:22 PM, Leon Fisk wrote:
On Sun, 1 May 2022 13:05:59 -0400Yeah, it kind of looked like it was trying to hide but they are so darn
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 5/1/2022 12:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
This time, I think it's a female because it doesn't have a feathered >>>>> plume on its head. I hope they are coming around to eat the snakes. >>>>> Snakes eat songbirds. It's only fitting a bigger bird should eat the >>>>> snakes. :)
https://i.postimg.cc/B6jkhVs9/heron-may122.jpg
Jill
I think I got that backwards. Is it the female which has the feathered >>>> plumeage?
Hi Jill,
Seems they are very much alike and hard to distinguish between
male/female:
"They exhibit a minor degree of sexual dimorphism; with males slightly
larger than females, but otherwise the sexes are not easily outwardly
distinguishable..."
Nice picture. Looks like it's trying to blend in, as in "you don't see
me here" :)
big they can't really do it. :)
Jill
Is there a river bank close to you, that's the only place I've spotted
these around here.
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