Budding ornithologists must distinguish between herons, storks, egrets, and ibises (egrets, I’ve had a few…). Look them up. Kumanichi reports that that snowy herons are flocking to a reservoir adjoining route 57 in Aso’s Nagakusa (阿蘇市永草). I Googled “heron chicks” to see if there was some special word for them, but apparently, it’s only “chicks,” so I’ll go out on a limb and call them “heronettes.” Camera people, get going! - William
Budding ornithologists must distinguish between herons, storks, egrets, and ibis…
