After multiple sightings of “no Egret, lots of Crows,” seems like the ‘resident’ Great Egret at Leo’s Landing was replaced by several+ American Crows. Or perhaps it’s just one bird, like a magical Egret that can turn into several crows. Or maybe several crows that can combine to form a Great Egret. Like Voltron.
[Editor’s note: with apologies, it appears the BirdingPI.com team is still suffering from post-Las Vegas second-hand smoke exposure. ‘Voltron’ indeed.]
Anyway, a great/surprising at-dawn sighting at Leo’s Landing of an American Crow engaging in what appeared to be dive fishing, or some other sort of ‘water retrieval’ (see note below):
Behavioral note: the crows at this date/location were jockeying with the local gulls for fish scraps – see photograph immediately above. The crow above may have been attempting to retrieve something in the water, e.g., dropped by another bird. More on this (gulls/crows) in an upcoming post!