OK What is it? Black Point Drive, Florida
May 27, 2020 15:47:53 #
Initially I thought this was an immature Little Blue Heron. But it's already bigger than a Little Blue and it has the plumes on the back of the head. It looks more like a Tri-Colored but the beak isn't right. Guesses?
May 27, 2020 16:08:45 #
May 27, 2020 16:17:37 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Initially I thought this was an immature Little Blue Heron. But it's already bigger than a Little Blue and it has the plumes on the back of the head. It looks more like a Tri-Colored but the beak isn't right. Guesses?
Lovely heron of some kind.
May 27, 2020 16:25:11 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
Looks like a Great Blue Heron. Or maybe not since no black stripes over the eyes. Hmmm
May 27, 2020 16:41:12 #
May 27, 2020 16:41:22 #
May 27, 2020 16:42:50 #
May 27, 2020 16:48:47 #
Lucian wrote:
Looks like a Great Blue Heron. Or maybe not since no black stripes over the eyes. Hmmm
No, definitely not a Great Blue. Thanks.
May 27, 2020 16:49:30 #
May 27, 2020 16:49:53 #
May 27, 2020 16:59:19 #
Maybe the white morph of the Reddish, the head and beak look very close but I don't see anything about the mottled plumage.
May 27, 2020 16:59:54 #
NMGal wrote:
Maybe a hybrid? Nice photos.
Could be, thank you.
May 27, 2020 17:03:01 #
kpmac wrote:
Possibly a leucistic Great Blue Hearon sub-adult? Nice captures.
Thanks. Could be.
May 27, 2020 17:04:12 #
UTMike wrote:
It is a bird, very well recorded, Chief.
Thanks, Mike.May 27, 2020 17:44:23 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Initially I thought this was an immature Little Blue Heron. But it's already bigger than a Little Blue and it has the plumes on the back of the head. It looks more like a Tri-Colored but the beak isn't right. Guesses?
I used the Merlin App and came up with this:
Perhaps the juvenile is showing The start of its adult Plumage
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