tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post477962780585951061..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Heron (pictures I like)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-54099835802510495472019-01-29T17:55:56.446-08:002019-01-29T17:55:56.446-08:00Sorry, he didn't call them tick birds; he call...Sorry, he didn't call them tick birds; he called them cow birds, which was actually not a correct thing to call them, because there is actually a thing called a cowbird. But what he called cow birds were actually cattle egrets:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_egret<br />Egrets are in the heron family.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-26634795280416476422019-01-29T09:21:03.443-08:002019-01-29T09:21:03.443-08:00Whoa, I didn't know that. In that case, herons...Whoa, I didn't know that. In that case, herons are my heroes because disease-carrying ticks can be a problem around here certain times of the year.Priscilla Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808915799414486235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-65488335982504626682019-01-29T05:57:17.101-08:002019-01-29T05:57:17.101-08:00Priscilla: No, they like cow pastures. When I was ...Priscilla: No, they like cow pastures. When I was a kid, my grandfather called them tick birds, because they would stand on the backs of the cows and eat the ticks off of them.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-23725898028371212562019-01-29T02:29:04.917-08:002019-01-29T02:29:04.917-08:00We have a blue heron that hangs out around here . ...We have a blue heron that hangs out around here . . . in a cow pasture. Go figure. (There IS a little creek nearby, so that must be what attracts the bird.)Priscilla Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808915799414486235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80933166845515817642019-01-28T16:31:59.507-08:002019-01-28T16:31:59.507-08:00Awesome. I love herons.Awesome. I love herons.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-43627571385711268792019-01-28T12:04:02.689-08:002019-01-28T12:04:02.689-08:00Cool. I've never seen one before.Cool. I've never seen one before.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.com