Elusive bird... / myLot

Petaluma, California

February 13, 2023 1:55pm CST

I was walking by the creek behind the apartment complex when I caught sight of this bird (heron? crane? egret?) down in the creek. I tried to get pictures, but of course the critter saw me, I'm pretty sure, and started walking away. Plus, there are all these "weeds" along the edge of the creek, so I got what I got picture-wise. I got three photos of it anyway, walking bird, weeds and all...

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5779)

• Kisumu, Kenya

13 Feb 23

They really look nice, they are rare in our country

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (86819)

• United States

13 Feb 23

Those are cranes I am sure Stacey..a lovely photo you got!!

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (58225)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Feb 23

Guess it didn't move fast enough. Got caught on camera, anyway.

Stacey

@xstitcher (30408)

• Petaluma, California

13 Feb 23

No, they don't move too fast, thankfully.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (58225)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Feb 23

@xstitcher I've seen a few that can, but are not afraid of people so they chose not to.

Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (58121)

• Centralia, Washington

13 Feb 23

Stunningly white? Long legged and huge? Egret.

Nocturnal Writer

@Nakitakona (56302)

• Philippines

16 Feb 23

We usually see cattle egrets here every December. They immigrate from a nearby countries and when December is gone they're also gone back to their place of origin.