• Re: OT: A Great White Heron

    From Ed P@21:1/5 to Jill McQuown on Thu Apr 24 18:53:33 2025
    On 4/24/2025 6:17 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:
    Strolling down the street this afternoon:

    https://i.postimg.cc/LsRsMHYC/great-white1-1.jpg

    Jill


    I've seen them here but that neck is one of the longest I've seen. I
    hope it does not get a sore throat.

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  • From Jill McQuown@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 24 18:17:48 2025
    Strolling down the street this afternoon:

    https://i.postimg.cc/LsRsMHYC/great-white1-1.jpg

    Jill

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  • From ItsJoanNotJoAnn@21:1/5 to Jill McQuown on Thu Apr 24 23:26:00 2025
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:17:48 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:

    Strolling down the street this afternoon:

    https://i.postimg.cc/LsRsMHYC/great-white1-1.jpg

    Jill


    How pretty!

    Good thing he's living in this century and not 75+
    years ago when his beautiful feathers adorned many
    a fashionable woman's hat.

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  • From Leonard Blaisdell@21:1/5 to Jill McQuown on Fri Apr 25 02:29:45 2025
    On 2025-04-24, Jill McQuown <[email protected]> wrote:

    Strolling down the street this afternoon:

    https://i.postimg.cc/LsRsMHYC/great-white1-1.jpg


    We have snowy egrets. Our State is lousy with Great Blue Herons in the
    swampy areas. My small hunting group called them GBH's. I'm sure we
    don't have any GWH's, like in your picture.

    leo

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Apr 25 12:34:40 2025
    On 25 Apr 2025 02:29:45 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 2025-04-24, Jill McQuown <[email protected]> wrote:

    Strolling down the street this afternoon:

    https://i.postimg.cc/LsRsMHYC/great-white1-1.jpg


    We have snowy egrets. Our State is lousy with Great Blue Herons in the
    swampy areas. My small hunting group called them GBH's.

    Small in more ways than one.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://i.postimg.cc/5NvHwfF0/trumpputin.jpg>

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  • From Jill McQuown@21:1/5 to Ed P on Fri Apr 25 08:21:19 2025
    On 4/24/2025 6:53 PM, Ed P wrote:
    On 4/24/2025 6:17 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:
    Strolling down the street this afternoon:

    https://i.postimg.cc/LsRsMHYC/great-white1-1.jpg

    Jill


    I've seen them here but that neck is one of the longest I've seen.  I
    hope it does not get a sore throat.

    LOL At one point the bird was doing something weird. It stopped in
    front of a tree across the street and stood there, head/neck swaying
    from side to side. I don't know if it was trying to see around the tree
    or what but it sure looked odd.

    Jill

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  • From Jill McQuown@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Fri Apr 25 08:23:29 2025
    On 4/24/2025 7:26 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:17:48 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:

    Strolling down the street this afternoon:

    https://i.postimg.cc/LsRsMHYC/great-white1-1.jpg

    Jill


    How pretty!

    Good thing he's living in this century and not 75+
    years ago when his beautiful feathers adorned many
    a fashionable woman's hat.

    That's sadly true. :( At one point he fluffed out those tail feathers.
    Too bad I didn't have the camera set to video.

    Jill

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  • From Jill McQuown@21:1/5 to Leonard Blaisdell on Fri Apr 25 08:26:54 2025
    On 4/24/2025 10:29 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
    On 2025-04-24, Jill McQuown <[email protected]> wrote:

    Strolling down the street this afternoon:

    https://i.postimg.cc/LsRsMHYC/great-white1-1.jpg


    We have snowy egrets. Our State is lousy with Great Blue Herons in the
    swampy areas. My small hunting group called them GBH's. I'm sure we
    don't have any GWH's, like in your picture.

    leo

    We have snowy egrets, too. I've never seen any of them away from the
    pond areas, though. Occasionally a GBH will stroll across the back
    yard. A couple of weeks ago I saw one further down the street. This is
    the first time I've seen a Great White Heron taking a stroll well away
    from the water.

    Jill

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  • From Dave Smith@21:1/5 to Jill McQuown on Fri Apr 25 09:39:45 2025
    On 2025-04-25 8:26 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
    On 4/24/2025 10:29 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

    We have snowy egrets. Our State is lousy with Great Blue Herons in the
    swampy areas. My small hunting group called them GBH's. I'm sure we
    don't have any GWH's, like in your picture.

    leo

    We have snowy egrets, too.  I've never seen any of them away from the
    pond areas, though.  Occasionally a GBH will stroll across the back
    yard.  A couple of weeks ago I saw one further down the street.  This is the first time I've seen a Great White Heron taking a stroll well away
    from the water.

    Egrets are relative new comers here. I first started seeing them about
    20 years ago. Great Blue Herons are much more common.

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  • From dsi1@21:1/5 to Dave Smith on Fri Apr 25 22:54:56 2025
    On Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:39:45 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

    On 2025-04-25 8:26 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
    On 4/24/2025 10:29 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

    We have snowy egrets. Our State is lousy with Great Blue Herons in the
    swampy areas. My small hunting group called them GBH's. I'm sure we
    don't have any GWH's, like in your picture.

    leo

    We have snowy egrets, too.  I've never seen any of them away from the
    pond areas, though.  Occasionally a GBH will stroll across the back
    yard.  A couple of weeks ago I saw one further down the street.  This is >> the first time I've seen a Great White Heron taking a stroll well away
    from the water.

    Egrets are relative new comers here. I first started seeing them about
    20 years ago. Great Blue Herons are much more common.

    I used to mostly see egrets on the back of cows when I was growing up.
    These days, they're all over the Windward side of Oahu. Cattle egrets
    are probably not a big deal on the mainland but they're much beloved in
    Hawaii. The medium sized egret might be the biggest bird around. When
    they're on the back of cows, they're cute birds. Up close, they have an intense, purposeful, look.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/vcHg3A2TDA1c31zQ9

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  • From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 25 18:10:41 2025
    dsi1 wrote on 4/25/2025 5:54 PM:
    On Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:39:45 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

    On 2025-04-25 8:26 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
    On 4/24/2025 10:29 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

    We have snowy egrets. Our State is lousy with Great Blue Herons in the >>>> swampy areas. My small hunting group called them GBH's. I'm sure we
    don't have any GWH's, like in your picture.

    leo

    We have snowy egrets, too.  I've never seen any of them away from the
    pond areas, though.  Occasionally a GBH will stroll across the back
    yard.  A couple of weeks ago I saw one further down the street.�
    This is
    the first time I've seen a Great White Heron taking a stroll well away
    from the water.

    Egrets are relative new comers here. I first started seeing them about
    20 years ago. Great Blue Herons are much more common.

    I used to mostly see egrets on the back of cows when I was growing up.
    These days, they're all over the Windward side of Oahu. Cattle egrets
    are probably not a big deal on the mainland but they're much beloved in Hawaii. The medium sized egret might be the biggest bird around. When
    they're on the back of cows, they're cute birds. Up close, they have an intense, purposeful, look.


    Uncle, do da hawaiians prefer to roast those boids, or do they eat them
    raw, like sushi?

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  • From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to BryanGSimmons on Fri Apr 25 18:54:13 2025
    BryanGSimmons wrote on 4/25/2025 6:35 PM:
    On 4/25/2025 6:10 PM, Hank Rogers wrote:
    dsi1 wrote on 4/25/2025 5:54 PM:
    On Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:39:45 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

    On 2025-04-25 8:26 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
    On 4/24/2025 10:29 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

    We have snowy egrets. Our State is lousy with Great Blue Herons in >>>>>> the
    swampy areas. My small hunting group called them GBH's. I'm sure we >>>>>> don't have any GWH's, like in your picture.

    leo

    We have snowy egrets, too.  I've never seen any of them away
    from the
    pond areas, though.  Occasionally a GBH will stroll across the back >>>>> yard.  A couple of weeks ago I saw one further down the
    street. This is
    the first time I've seen a Great White Heron taking a stroll well away >>>>> from the water.

    Egrets are relative new comers here. I first started seeing them about >>>> 20 years ago. Great Blue Herons are much more common.

    I used to mostly see egrets on the back of cows when I was growing up.
    These days, they're all over the Windward side of Oahu. Cattle egrets
    are probably not a big deal on the mainland but they're much beloved in
    Hawaii. The medium sized egret might be the biggest bird around. When
    they're on the back of cows, they're cute birds. Up close, they have an
    intense, purposeful, look.


    Uncle, do da hawaiians prefer to roast those boids, or do they eat
    them raw, like sushi?

    Hank, I don't think there's a single culture where boids, reptilians or amphibioids are eaten raw.


    Even Japanese or chinese? Hell, they even eat boid nests, with all the
    bird shit, feathers and stuff still in it.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Apr 26 19:13:57 2025
    On Sat, 26 Apr 2025 09:08:53 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 2025-04-25, Hank Rogers <[email protected]d> wrote:
    BryanGSimmons wrote on 4/25/2025 6:35 PM:

    Hank, I don't think there's a single culture where boids, reptilians or
    amphibioids are eaten raw.


    Even Japanese or chinese? Hell, they even eat boid nests, with all the
    bird shit, feathers and stuff still in it.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torisashi

    Cultural stereotypes. Millions of French never eat frog legs.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://i.postimg.cc/JhVjfHY8/trumputin.jpg>

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  • From Cindy Hamilton@21:1/5 to Hank Rogers on Sat Apr 26 09:08:53 2025
    On 2025-04-25, Hank Rogers <[email protected]d> wrote:
    BryanGSimmons wrote on 4/25/2025 6:35 PM:

    Hank, I don't think there's a single culture where boids, reptilians or
    amphibioids are eaten raw.


    Even Japanese or chinese? Hell, they even eat boid nests, with all the
    bird shit, feathers and stuff still in it.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torisashi

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From Jill McQuown@21:1/5 to Cindy Hamilton on Sat Apr 26 07:40:04 2025
    On 4/26/2025 5:08 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2025-04-25, Hank Rogers <[email protected]d> wrote:
    BryanGSimmons wrote on 4/25/2025 6:35 PM:

    Hank, I don't think there's a single culture where boids, reptilians or
    amphibioids are eaten raw.


    Even Japanese or chinese? Hell, they even eat boid nests, with all the
    bird shit, feathers and stuff still in it.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torisashi


    Sashimi also comes to mind.

    Jill

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