tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951052.post115733953732527363..comments2023-06-27T10:12:39.023-04:00Comments on Brad's Bonaire Update: Mystery EgretBradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040073226429044860noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951052.post-1158330784219197172006-09-15T10:33:00.000-04:002006-09-15T10:33:00.000-04:00Ha-ha Chris, what does that say about Sandra and M...Ha-ha Chris, what does that say about Sandra and Me spending our Saturday mornings tromping all over the place taking pictures of these beasts?<BR/><BR/>By the way, Berni L. thinks it might be a Snowy Egret that is hiding its yellow feet. I lean towards Terri's idea. Unfortunnately, the bird was no longer hanging out at Slagbaai last week when we went by and looked for it, so we'll probably Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040073226429044860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951052.post-1158270024414122682006-09-14T17:40:00.000-04:002006-09-14T17:40:00.000-04:00I think Terri T has way too much time on her hands...I think Terri T has way too much time on her hands! :) Chris BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951052.post-1157830390291795872006-09-09T15:33:00.000-04:002006-09-09T15:33:00.000-04:00Hi Brad,I think this might be the Reddish Egret in...Hi Brad,<BR/>I think this might be the Reddish Egret in the white morph. It is in between the sizes of Snowy and Cattle. It has a shaggy plummage and is crested as seen in the photo. It has the bicolored bill, the basal half pale flesh colored and the top dark. The white morph is seen on all three islands but is much rarer than the colored ones. Info from Birds of the Neth. Antilles pg. 52. TerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com