We live on a tidal marsh called Thalia Creek in Virginia Beach, VA and watch these beauties fishing daily in the creek. Occasionally they come up into the yard and my daughter, a nature enthusiast, fondly named a baby one, "Icky Bicky". So now we refer to them all as Icky Bicky whenever we see them gracefully fly by, hovering low over the water. Beautiful to watch, but their awkward squawk doesn't match their graceful appearance!
We live on a tidal marsh called Thalia Creek in Virginia Beach, VA and watch these beauties fishing daily in the creek. Occasionally they come up into the yard and my daughter, a nature enthusiast, fondly named a baby one, "Icky Bicky". So now we refer to them all as Icky Bicky whenever we see them gracefully fly by, hovering low over the water. Beautiful to watch, but their awkward squawk doesn't match their graceful appearance!