Great White Egret sighting
On my lunch break a few weeks ago I saw what I think is a great egret hanging out near the Bronx River behind the ABC Carpet and Home outlet. I only had my cell phone camera to work with and I somehow managed to only get a picture of the trees and my finger. The great egret and the snowy egret, which looks similar but with a little feather mohawk, are native to the Bronx River, but I think they usually prefer the part near the Botanic Gardens to the part near the expressway. I think I read a NYT article about how they are in Central Park more now when they would usually be in Florida at this time of year.
Update: Great NYT article about South Brother Island as a bird sanctuary and egret haven.
