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Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
June 1st, 2023
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS III USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
With a flick of its wings, an Intermediate Egret relocates to a fresh patch of water lilies at Fogg Dam, intent on finding its next unsuspecting prey.
A pair of KCS Southern Belle painted EMD's bring CSX ethanol train K423 south on the K&A Sub past the MP 356 intermediate signal which is set fall any day now.
Territorial fight is an integral part of wildlife. They defend their own space, food and female. Sounds human?
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Canon 1D MK IV+1.4 TC
Canon 500MM
ISO 800
1/2000
F5.6
Manual Exposure
Spot Metering
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Intermediate Bandy Bandy Vermicellla intermedia. Stage III Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Pre-digital image c. 2001
With every engine in notch 8, eastbound NS loaded coal train 740 rumbles past the Summit intermediate signal and towards the summit of the Dry Fork near Bandy, VA, on the afternoon of October 6, 2018.
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Intermediate Egret
Scientific Name: Ardea intermedia
Description: The plumage of the Intermediate Egret is wholly white. During the breeding season, adults have long filamentous plumes emerging from the scapulars, and dense plumes from the breast. The bare parts vary with the stage of the breeding cycle: during courtship the bill is deep pink to bright red with a yellow tip and green base, the lores are bright green, the eyes red and the legs ruby red; when laying, the bill is dull red, the lores are dull, pale green, and the eye is yellow. By the time of hatching, the bill is dull orange-yellow, the lores are yellow or green-yellow, the eye is yellow and the upper portion of the leg yellow with the lower portion grey-black. During non-breeding season, they lose their plumes, the bill turns orange-yellow, the lores are green-yellow or yellow, the eyes are horn-coloured and the upper portions of the legs vary, with the lower portion black. Juveniles appear like non-breeding adults.
Similar Species: The Intermediate Egret is similar to Australia's other all-white egrets. The Little Egret is distinguished by its long, black bill. The Great Egret is distinguished by its proportionally longer neck and flat-headed appearance and has a distinct gape that extends well behind the eye. Cattle Egrets are much shorter and dumpier with a stouter bill.
Location: Within Australia, the Intermediate Egret can be found at wetlands throughout the northern third of the continent as well as the eastern third. They are generally absent from Tasmania.
Habitat: Mostly a denizen of the shallows in terrestrial wetlands, the Intermediate Egret prefers freshwater swamps, billabongs, floodplains and wet grasslands with dense aquatic vegetation, and is only occasionally seen in estuarine or intertidal habitats.
Feeding: Aquatic animals, principally fish and frogs, are the main food of the Intermediate Egret. They are usually hunted by standing and waiting, then stabbing at the prey with its dagger-like beak.
Breeding: Intermediate Egrets build a shallow platform of interwoven sticks, placed on a horizontal branch in a tree that is usually standing in water. They generally lay three or four pale-green eggs which are incubated by both sexes. The nestlings are fed by both parents, who regurgitate food, either into the nest or directly into the beak of the young bird.
(Source: birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/intermediate-egret)
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247) Intermediate Egret
Intermediate Egret, Mesophoyx intermedia, Bangau
It is a resident breeder from east Africa across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia and Australia. This species, as its scientific name implies, is intermediate in size between the great egret and smaller white egrets like the little egret and cattle egret, though nearer to little than great. All-white plumage, generally dark legs and a thickish yellow bill. The intermediate egret stalks its prey methodically in shallow coastal or fresh water, including flooded fields. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects. It often nests in colonies with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs.
Tiada nama khas tempatan untuk spesis ini. Ia secara amnya dipanggil bangau. Saiznya antara Bangau Besar dan Bangau Kerbau. Seperti bangau lain, ia adalah pelawat tetap dari Afrika Timur yang terbang melintasi India untuk ke Asia Tenggara dan Australia.
Exif: f8, 1/1000, ISO 500, focal length 500mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, tripod Feisol
A yellow-billed egret (ardea intermedia) taking wing from the top of a tree. Photographed near Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand.
CSX Z360-22 (NS 117) splits the J139 intermediate signals at Whiteside, TN on CSX's Chattanooga Subdivision with Norfolk Southern's First Responder 60E leading a BNSF GEVO and a BNSF ACe on the Sheffield, AL bound mixed freight. 5/22/16
As we enter my yearly dry spell of taking new photos (thanks, work, and also the sun), this is when I look back on my year and find some shots I didn't post for whatever reason.
One of my favourite parts of this year was visiting the Big Sandy in Kentucky. It was sort of unplanned, as my Roanoke and T1 adventures were the primary purpose of the trip. This and the BIP ended up being nice add-ons that fit into my timeline very well. So, off I went to Kentucky.
I followed a mere handful of trains when I was down there. My second and final day, I chased a southbound to Paintsville before letting it continue, as I had to head to Parkersburg before too long. Scanner traffic suggested another train was coming though, and so a very short wait later and I had myself a northbound. Three bongas and a GP40 - definitely a bit of a surprise. My first shot, I missed as they got the jump on me, my second worked out, but my third, I wanted something new.
My previous runs to CH Cabin had me passing a set of intermediates near Richardson, KY. I hadn't had a chance to catch them previously, but I had shot CH Cabin already. So, hey, why not? Awkward overcast valley light aside, it was a pretty neat little spot. Can't say no to those.
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
September 11th, 2019
Knuckey Lagoon, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
The water levels at Knuckey Lagoon were quite low, but apparently just right for the several Egrets that were busily hunting prey.
Taken at Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands Reserve, Lytton, Queensland.
19/08/22.
Evening and the light failing when I spotted this intermediate egret. It was already hunkered down in readiness for the cold night ahead
An Intermediate Egret stalks Cumberland Lagoon where we stopped for morning tea. Cumberland, Queensland.
Intermediate egret
This species looks similar to the great egret but smaller in size with neck length a little less than body length, has a slightly domed head, and a shorter and thicker bill.
Location- Jorhat, Assam, India
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...from a visit to Buckley's Hole, Bribie Island. (Buckley's Hole Conservation Park is situated in the south-west corner of Bribie Island, the northern-most sand island in Moreton Bay, some 50 kilometres north of Brisbane. The park covers an area of 87.7 hectares and contains a freshwater lagoon, woodland, open forest and beach. It is this diversity of habitat that has led to such a large number of bird species being recorded in this small area, the present total standing at 270.)
Intermediate egret
Scientific Name: Ardea intermedia
Description: The Intermediate Egret is intermediate in size between the Little Egret and the Great Egret. It is white with yellow bill and grey legs. In the breeding season the bill turns reddish and it develops plumes on back and chest. Males and females are similar in appearance.
Size: 60cm - 70cm
Habitat: wetlands, swamps, flooded grassland
Food: fish, frog, crustaceans, insects
Breeding: nests in colonies in trees in swamps or mangroves. The nest is made of sticks. Lays three or four pale blue oval eggs in a stick nest. Often forms breeding colonies with other species of herons.
Range: Found in eastern and northern parts of Australia, including Victoria and most of New South Wales and Queensland, tropical north of Western Australia and Northern Territory. The Intermediate Egret is also found in Africa, India, south east Asia.
(Source: www.ozanimals.com)
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