EGRET, CRANE OR HERON? HOW TO TELL WHICH BIRD YOU HAVE SEEN

Egrets? Cranes? Herons? We were trying to figure out what they were but we couldn’t see their necks, because it was breezy and they had their heads hunkered down. However, I could clearly see it was tall, had dark legs and had a fully yellow beak. It looked like this: That led us to knowing that what we saw was some kind of egret. Cattle egrets and snowy egrets are smaller than what was in the wetland. Cattle egrets have lighter legs, and snowy egrets have black legs with yellow feet. Snowy egrets also have black beaks that are quite thin. Cattle egrets and snowy egrets are also found farther south than Iowa for the most part. That meant that what we saw was a great egret. This bird grow 38-39 inches tall and has a thick yellow beak as well as black legs and feet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Road to the Ironman Triathlon - ONE MILE AT A TIME Follow Me on STRAVA