[texbirds] Re: New foraging maneuver by Great Egret
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- To: TexBirds Posting Posting <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 22:08:43 +0000
Speaking of unusual foraging techniques, I watched a Wood Stork at Tule Lake in
Corpus Christi yesterday as it held its wings up over the water, striding with
that long, liquid gait, head down, grabbing edibles as it walked along.
Judy Kestner
Corpus Christi
---- Chuck Sexton <gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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TexBirders,
I watched a Great Egret at Lake Pflugerville this morning do some foraging in a
manner I’d never seen before. The morning was clear after last night’s cold
front, with a steady N breeze about 10 knots blowing across the lake. I
watched the egret fly very slowly, almost at stall speed with head up and legs
dangling, low over the water, then suddenly plunging head first to stab at
small fish in the lake. It repeated this maneuver several times before heading
towards shore.
I’m sure it takes a certain combination of wind, water clarity, and fish
abundance to make this particular foraging effort worth it energetically. It
looked exhausting from my non-egret viewpoint.
Chuck Sexton
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