I previously introduced you to mild mannered Slim, a common Great Egret here in Florida.Now it's time for you to meet another one of these birds, Biggie!
This guy/gal is not as picky when it comes to meat selection and seems to have a bottomless pit for a stomach. Biggie is also at the top of the pecking order when it comes to the egrets in the neighborhood. As a result, Slim will hide strategically from Biggie and has developed something like a squawk to let me know he/she is around. Biggie will follow me all the way to the mailbox and back to make sure that I try to fill that bottomless pit. This bird is more like a vacuum cleaner while eating and not as slow about enjoying a meal like Slim. Like Slim, Biggie will eat meat that I dangle from my fingers in front of me. If I were to leave my door open, Biggie will come up my steps! If I had a potty patch, I might even let that happen. Both Slim and Biggie are very good at using the grass and leave my patio unsoiled.
Biggie is a bit more persistant when it comes to food because this bird will hide and wait until it can hear me. Then out of nowhere, there's Biggie!. Either staring up at my door or staring at me through the kitchen window. If I'm heard talking outside, close my door or even get in my shed.....there's Biggie! This bird's hearing is amazing. People underestimate their intelligence, but they can recognize my voice and no matter what I wear(with or without a baseball hat), they can identify me even if I don't walk the same path.
