Birders

elleng

(137,127 posts) Thu Oct 20, 2022, 12:32 AM Oct 2022

Visiting nearby resort town with DUers, caught some interesting 'locals.'

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Visiting nearby resort town with DUers, caught some interesting 'locals.' (Original Post) elleng Oct 2022 OP

Great Blue Herons? montanacowboy Oct 2022 #1

Dunno, waiting for experts to identify. elleng Oct 2022 #2

My guess would be Phalacrocoracidae Dave in VA Oct 2022 #3

I guess that's a family that cormorants belong to Walleye Oct 2022 #5

That is true Dave in VA Oct 2022 #6

Haha. I tried to pronounce it, but gave up Walleye Oct 2022 #7

Hey, it is Latin so Dave in VA Oct 2022 #10

THANKS! approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. elleng Oct 2022 #9

You are welcome! Dave in VA Oct 2022 #11

If they dive and swim underwater they are cormorants Walleye Oct 2022 #4

Thanks, didn't wait to see if they did those things! elleng Oct 2022 #8

montanacowboy

(6,363 posts)

1. Great Blue Herons?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 12:56 AM

Oct 2022

elleng

(137,127 posts)

2. Dunno, waiting for experts to identify.

Reply to montanacowboy (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 12:57 AM

Oct 2022

Dave in VA

(2,183 posts)

3. My guess would be Phalacrocoracidae

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:48 AM

Oct 2022

Check this out:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant

Happy Thursday Elleng!

Walleye

(36,647 posts)

5. I guess that's a family that cormorants belong to

Reply to Dave in VA (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 05:47 AM

Oct 2022

Dave in VA

(2,183 posts)

6. That is true

Reply to Walleye (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 06:56 AM

Oct 2022

I love when I get a chance to use fancy words that I can't pronounce!

Walleye

(36,647 posts)

7. Haha. I tried to pronounce it, but gave up

Reply to Dave in VA (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 06:59 AM

Oct 2022

Dave in VA

(2,183 posts)

10. Hey, it is Latin so

Reply to Walleye (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 07:10 PM

Oct 2022

nobody really knows?

elleng

(137,127 posts)

9. THANKS! approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags.

Reply to Dave in VA (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 02:18 PM

Oct 2022

Dave in VA

(2,183 posts)

11. You are welcome!

Reply to elleng (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 07:12 PM

Oct 2022

I do enjoy your posts so very much.

Walleye

(36,647 posts)

4. If they dive and swim underwater they are cormorants

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 05:44 AM

Oct 2022

elleng

(137,127 posts)

8. Thanks, didn't wait to see if they did those things!

Reply to Walleye (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 02:16 PM

Oct 2022

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