{"id":19872,"date":"2024-09-20T07:04:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19872"},"modified":"2024-09-20T07:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:04:12","slug":"maine-cross-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19872","title":{"rendered":"Maine! Cross purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"19871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=19871\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1615&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1615\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726656464&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc09772-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?fit=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?fit=904%2C730&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?resize=904%2C730&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-19871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C827&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?resize=768%2C620&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1240&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?resize=904%2C730&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc09772-1.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Great Blue Heron and Great Egret (Snowy in the foreground): York County, Maine, USA, September 2024 \u2014 It is odd here in Southern Maine to see Heron\u2019s and Egrets hunting together. Egrets tend to hunt communally with a mix of Great and Snowy being common\u2026but I think of Herons as being solitary birds. The past week or so though, numbers of Great Blue Herons have been congregating with the mixed Egret hunting groups, perhaps getting ready for migration. These two were apparently not bothered at all by their proximity. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Highlight metering. 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Egrets tend to hunt communally with a mix of Great and Snowy being common\u2026but I think of Herons as being solitary birds. 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