« HARBOR HERONS: Update | Main | Camo Boy »
A quick visit to the Kearny Marsh last week in hopes of seeing a harbor heron (great egret with a gray band on its right leg and small transmitter on its left) brought none of those special birds.
But we did see several other great egrets, a bazillion dragonflies, some jewelweed, pennywort and foxtails.
We also saw a least bittern (below) zip past -- always a nice bird to spot. Read more about the least bittern here.
Click "Continue reading..." below the photo for more photos.
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00e553bb7c20883400e553ddb3f28833
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference KEARNY MARSH:
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
I agree with Kevin: definitely the much rarer least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), and a very good shot of same.
JR Quinn, former naturalist, NJMC
Posted by: John R. Quinn | August 20, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Jim,
That flyby looks like a Least Bittern woudn"t you say?
Kevin
Posted by: Kevin bolton | August 18, 2008 at 06:48 AM