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The Long And The Short Of It
by Sue Milks

by Sue Milks

A Canon EOS R6 — 1/800s ƒ/11 ISO 320 at 800 mm

N 378 B 3.0K C 145 E Mar 25, 2024 F Apr 3, 2024

G United Arab Emirates > Dubai > Al Marqadh >

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Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia) - 20240325-04

Medium Egret: A stocky egret that is larger than Eastern Cattle and Little Egrets, but smaller than the Great Egret. Often confusing and difficult to identify, this bird is truly intermediate between potential confusion species. Things to look for include a yellow bill that is shorter than Great Egret but longer than Eastern Cattle Egret, a relatively rounded head, and shorter legs than Great Egret, approaching Eastern Cattle Egret. Like most egret species, associates with all types of water bodies including wet fields, often flocking with other egrets.

Great Egret: Large, lanky, long-necked white heron. Size and black legs help separate from other egrets. Widespread and fairly common across the globe. Bill color varies across range: always yellow in the Americas, black in breeding season elsewhere. Occurs in any shallow wetland, including ponds, marshes, and tidal mudflats. Slowly stalks prey in shallow water. Often seen singly, but sometimes gathers in large numbers where food is plentiful. Breeds in colonies, frequently mixed with other egrets and herons. (eBird)
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Almost the first bird that we saw when we got to the wetland was the Medium Egret (here pictured with a Great Egret), a rare vagrant to Dubai! Thrilled to get this photo of the two passing each other, clearly demonstrating the massive size difference between the two. Both birds occur regularly in Singapore, so I had spent the previous week trying to differentiate them when seeing them from a distance.

Ras al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, Dubai, UAE. March 2024.

Tags: United Arab Emirates Dubai Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM Canon EOS R6 Adult Pelecaniformes Ardeidae Least Concern

Ekorn - Squirrel - Explored
by Robert Fredagsvik - Norway

Ekorn - Squirrel - Explored

by Robert Fredagsvik - Norway

A Canon EOS R5 — 1/1000s ƒ/2.8 ISO 320 at 400 mm

N 515 B 9.9K C 115 E Mar 26, 2024 F Mar 27, 2024

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Photo from Dombås - Norway
March 2024

Tags: Norway Dombås Innlandet Ekorn Squirrel Animals forrest Forrest animals Dyr Norge Animals Norway Tiere Norwegen Norge Norwegen Norwegian nature Canon ©Robert Fredagsvik Robert Fredagsvik Canon R5 In explore Explored