Derexa pond has had less and less birds each day this week. I think the fish are getting down in numbers. Today I saw Great egrets, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Sandhill Crane, black necked stilt, Common Gallinule, Double-crested Cormorant, and Mallard x Mottled Ducks.
I asked at whatbird.com why I am seeing cattle egrets, some pure white and some with tan and here was the answer:
per Joejr14 "Cattle egrets in breeding plumage get the tan/orange coloration on the head/neck. When they're not in breeding plumage they're all white."
