Great Egrets spread over Northampton County ~ July 18, 2021

With the finding of Roseate Spoonbills, Tricolored and Little Blue Herons in the state, I decided to check some of the local retention ponds on Sunday afternoon. My first stop was the Hollo Road retention pond. There, a Great Egret stood out like a sore thumb in the mostly-empty pond.

My next stop was at the West Gremar Road retention pond where five Great Egrets were present among Canada Geese and a Spotted Sandpiper. The first photo captures three of them.

The nearby Trio Farms Boulevard retention ponds held another Great Egret and a young Great Blue Heron.

On the way back home, I checked out Green Pond and found another Great Egret in the retention pond along Farmersville Road.

So, it was a pretty productive day for Great Egrets but, unfortunately, there were no big pink birds among them.

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