Winton Wetlands, Vic

The intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret, or yellow-billed egret (Ardea intermedia) is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx. 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. It is about 56–72 cm (22–28 in) long with a 105–115 cm (41–45 in) wingspan and weighs c. 400 g (14 oz), with all-white plumage, generally dark legs and a thickish yellow bill. Breeding birds may have a reddish or black bill, greenish yellow gape skin, loose filamentous plumes on their breast and back, and dull yellow or pink on their upper legs (regional variations). The sexes are similar.

Intermediate Egret in breeding plumage

Intermediate Class Mysore Aug 2008

A pleasant Sunday afternoon at Sandy Camp Road Wetland Reserve.

Photographed in Litchfield National Park

A QD (quick dispatch) job heads eastbound on the Cowen Sub, knocking down the Graveyard intermediates on the outskirts of Buckhannon, WV. This job handles all the non coal industries on the operation.

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Chale Island, Kenya | 2014

Our final project in Intermediate Photography was to alter the print. The idea behind this is that images can just be shared online, but an altered print really has to be experienced in person. Naturally, I chose to go nuts with the LEGO stuff again. My idea was to go for some illusions after the print had been altered.

Portrait of an intermediate Red Deer stag

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Canon 1D MK IV+1.4 TC

Canon 500MM

ISO 800

1/5000

F5.6

Manual Exposure

Spot Metering

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Thanks for looking.

Anupam!!

Canal in Colombo

Sitting on the same branch as yesterday.

Keoladeo National Park is the most famous birding park in India. It is home to more than 230 species of birds and hosts thousands of birds during the migratory flights each year. It is a man made wetland and a World Heritage Site.

Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Ray Lowe Studios

Flight series - a bit of fun.

Tendaba, The Gambia, West Africa

Kolkata, India

Intermediate Class Mysore Aug 2008

Thanks to my friend Tyler for the chance to see some rare power on CP in the year 2013! CP 9134 & SOO 6044.

Half Moon Bay, Calif., August 2016.

One of the old GRS intermediate signals from Clemson enjoys retirement at Central, SC.

you got to love a stroleup London’s Oxford street

You can build nice things on it.

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Starpstāvoklis.

Vakara substances novērojums.

Katram savs saviļņojums.

Intermediate Chrysanthemum

Detroit, MI

An Intermediate Egret at the pond on the grounds of the Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls Zimbabwe Africa.

Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments. Cheers.

....from a visit to Buckley's Hole. 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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Second-largest of the egrets, working the edge of a lagoon in the Minnippi Wetland. I had originally ID'd as Great, but I think I can see breast plumes as well as those on the back.

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...from a walk on the Nudgee Beach Mangrove Boardwalk on the incoming tide.

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)

© Chris Burns 2015

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All rights reserved.

This image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying and recording without my written consent.

Reservist infantry candidates from the Intermediate Mortar Course practice their skill on the 81-mm mortar in the training area at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, Oromocto, New-Brunswick, December 4, 2018.

Photo: Aviator Stéphanie Labossière, Canadian Army Trials and Evaluation Unit (CATEU)

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Des membres de la Force de réserve participant au cours sur le mortier de niveau intermédiaire pratiquent leur adresse au tir de mortier de 81 mm dans le secteur d’entraînement de la Base des Forces canadiennes Gagetown, à Oromocto, au Nouveau Brunswick, le 4 décembre 2018.

Photo : Aviator Stéphanie Labossière, Unité de l'Armée canadienne d'essais et d'évaluation (UACEE)

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Widespread resident. Smaller than the Great Egret, with shorter bill and neck. Black gape line does not extend beyond eye as in the Great. Bill is black and lores yellow green during courtship. (Bill black-tipped yellow and lores yellow in non-breeding adult). Usually in small flocks, but separate while foraging. Hunts chiefly by slow stalking.

Compare with the Cattle Egret, which is a little smaller than this egret.

Nikon D850, 500mm F4/E lens, f/4, 1/1200s, ISO 200.

Thanks to all of you who fave and comment on the photograph.

Eurasian Wigeon EUWI (Anas penelope)

X American Wigeon AMWI (Anas americana)

Near mouth of Reay Creek

Bazan Bay

Sidney BC.

DSCN1205 EUWI X AMWI hybrid

This could be a back cross which favours EUWI

Typically hybrids show a stronger "AMWI" line differentiating 2 tones on face

Is this a bird ...

i had hoped to see again ??? hmmm... See comment box

however

Here are my surmisings

Red tones show that EUWI is involved and the lack of definition would seem to indicate a possible EUWI back cross

All the speckling and other face tones indicate AMWI influence

The flanks /sides are nicely intermediate between grey tones of EUWI and purple tones of AMWI

Further photo doc. of this bird before all the Wigeons migrate North , could be very interesting.

Would love to see what "prime" breeding plumage looks like.

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