What is this bird? I shot this about 10 years ago in florida, and for the life of me I can't remember what it is. can any of you FL UHHers remind me?

chuckla Loc: Kennesaw, GA USA

I shot this about 10 years ago in florida, and for the life of me I can't remember what it is. can any of you FL UHHers remind me?

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lorvey Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

Based on the eyes, I think it is a northern gannet, not seen too often in Florida, but possible. I assume you saw it over the ocean shoreline somewhere?

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Northern Gannet

Halftrack

It is a cattle egret. We have lots of them in the St. Petersburg area.

rwm283main Loc: Terryville, CT

My wife, who’s quite the birder and probably has every bird ID book ever published, says it could be a Masked (Blue-faced) Booby.

Great photo!

tramsey Loc: Texas

IT is not a Northern Gannet. A Norther Gannet has white bill and yellow on its head. This is what rmm83main said. a Blue Footed Booby. Interesting bird

rwm283main Loc: Terryville, CT

Blue-faced Booby (also called a Masked Booby).
A Blue-footed has blue feet.
Big difference.

lorvey Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

Yep, it's a booby. Should have looked on my iNaturalist app on my iPhone. I hate when my phone is smarter than I am.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Mia culpa Masked Booby

roxiemarty Loc: Florida

Not a gannet or a boobie. The boobie is only all the way down past the Keys here in Florida. It is a Snowy Egret.......here is a page from my waterfowl of Florida book, and one of my images of one in it's breeding plumage.

roxiemarty Loc: Florida

Not a gannet or a boobie. The boobie is only all the way down past the Keys here in Florida. It is a Snowy Egret.......here is a page from my waterfowl of Florida book, and one of my images of one in it's breeding plumage.

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

Nazca Booby according to my bird app.

chuckla Loc: Kennesaw, GA USA

roxiemarty wrote:

Not a gannet or a boobie. The boobie is only all the way down past the Keys here in Florida. It is a Snowy Egret.......here is a page from my waterfowl of Florida book, and one of my images of one in it's breeding plumage.

The "mask" in your book seems to be yellow and the beak black, while the mask in my shot is black and the beak is orange. This was taken in a refuge on the east coast, about halfway down Florida- a commercial operation with a lot of gators and birds, with a wooden walkway alongside a lagoon.

So far Masked Booby is looking to be the most likely....

Thanks to all who responded!

rob7789 Loc: Florida

roxiemarty wrote:

Not a gannet or a boobie. The boobie is only all the way down past the Keys here in Florida. It is a Snowy Egret.......here is a page from my waterfowl of Florida book, and one of my images of one in it's breeding plumage.

It is definitely a Masked Booby. Even though Snowy Egrets are far more common than Masked Boobies, Snowies have black bills. Masked Boobies are occasionally seen on both coasts of Florida. It's most likely to see them on the Dry Tortugas where they nest.

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Looks like a gannet to me.