Herons at Alafia flats in Tampa bay Florida
Feb 23, 2018 07:07:25 #
patmalone51
Loc: Washington, DC., Montgomery County, MD
This is a follow-up to my post of roseate spoonbills. They were all taken at the same mangrove island in Tampa bay. Top photo will take you to the album with many more birds from this bird sanctuary.
850_5657.jpg by patmalone51, on Flickr
850_5657.jpg by patmalone51, on Flickr
Feb 23, 2018 11:26:40 #
Feb 23, 2018 15:47:12 #
patmalone51
Loc: Washington, DC., Montgomery County, MD
Correction on location name: Alafia banks, not Alafia flats. Alafia river empties into the bay nearby. The banks are a series of small mangrove islands accessible only by pontoon boat.
Feb 23, 2018 15:47:59 #
patmalone51
Loc: Washington, DC., Montgomery County, MD
These are great blue herons except for the small one which is called a tri-color, as I understand it.
Feb 24, 2018 11:32:32 #
Feb 24, 2018 13:04:12 #
Feb 24, 2018 20:17:19 #
patmalone51 wrote:
This is a follow-up to my post of roseate spoonbills. They were all taken at the same mangrove island in Tampa bay. Top photo will take you to the album with many more birds from this bird sanctuary.
850_5657.jpg by patmalone51, on Flickr
850_5657.jpg by patmalone51, on FlickrVery nice indeed....Rich
Feb 25, 2018 15:49:59 #
itsnoelb
Loc: Edgewater, FL. Originally: FLINT. MI.
First is a Reddish Egret on left and Little Blue Her on on right.
Feb 25, 2018 17:17:14 #
patmalone51
Loc: Washington, DC., Montgomery County, MD
yes, thanks. someone told me the smaller one on right was a tri-color heron? (BTW, I did another post a couple of days ago with some reddish egrets in flight in same area.)
itsnoelb wrote:
First is a Reddish Egret on left and Little Blue Her on on right.
Feb 26, 2018 08:42:08 #
itsnoelb
Loc: Edgewater, FL. Originally: FLINT. MI.
Tri color is blue with white / black on chest and neck..
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