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Calrailfans at Empire (Modesto), California, 17 April 2021
The Calrailfans April meet was at Empire, California, which is east of Modesto, proper and where the Modesto and Empire Traction RR connects with the BNSF. I saw 2 UP trains on the drive down, one at Ripon, the other as I was coming into Modesto and got photos from the car. I took a "scenic route" to Empire that got me to the BNSF track at the Modesto Amtrak station about a mile north of Empire. I noticed a train with a dim headlight stopped at Empire in the distance and when I got out to let the dogs get a drink at the irrigation canal, a northbound train appeared with its lights bright and the other train put its lights to bright. So, 2 BNSF trains came by in short order. I drove south to Empire and found the group, hung out for a while, then got into position on the sunny side of the track for southbound San Joaquin 716. The intermediate signal it passed was yellow and I followed it to the south end of the double track where it held for northbound San Joaquin 715. On the way home, I swung by the M&ET shops for a photo of parked Gensets.
The Intermediate Egret, Median Egret, or Yellow-billed Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder from east Africa across tropical southern Asia to Australia. It often nests in colonies with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. Two to five eggs are laid, the clutch size varying with region. 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 90 cm tall 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.
Some taxonomists put this species in the genus Egretta or Ardea.
The Intermediate Egret stalks its prey methodically in shallow coastal or fresh water, including flooded fields. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects.
~Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary~
All photographs taken with a Canon 400D with a Sigma 70-300 lens from a boat.
Minor editing on the iPad and uploaded via Flickstackr for the iPad and iPhone.
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