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Maestro · Feb-12-2009, 02:52 AM #1

This is very uncommon for Texas, but this year back in December, several birding forums I frequent had mentioned a sighting of a white morph great blue heron down in the Aransas Bay area near Rockport, Texas. I honestly only believed that Florida had this type of great blue heron.

So, after photographing the whooping cranes in the area, the boat operator and I took out in search of the white morph. Relatively quickly, my wonderful guide found it. It was very skittish but I did manage a few frames of this rarity. The diagnostics for identification are the thick great blue heron bill, the lighter colored legs, the tufts of plumage on the head and chest and overall size and body shape. It was much larger than the more slender great egret.

**Harryb** · Feb-12-2009, 11:24 AM #2

Very nice Stephen. That's a good catch. I've only seen a white morph a couple of times so fra.

Ric Grupe · Feb-12-2009, 11:50 AM #3

Cool...and a nice catch!

Somehow I thought the Texas style would be bigger.

nrmdisk · Feb-12-2009, 04:00 PM #4

Very cool! I've only seen the traditional non-Morph GBH!

stevehapp · Feb-13-2009, 03:44 AM #5

nice,
They look similar to our Great Egret.

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Feb-12-2009, 02:52 AM #1
Maestro ^OP Amateur at best :-) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 5,379	Texas also has its own Great White Heron (White Morph GBH) This is very uncommon for Texas, but this year back in December, several birding forums I frequent had mentioned a sighting of a white morph great blue heron down in the Aransas Bay area near Rockport, Texas. I honestly only believed that Florida had this type of great blue heron. So, after photographing the whooping cranes in the area, the boat operator and I took out in search of the white morph. Relatively quickly, my wonderful guide found it. It was very skittish but I did manage a few frames of this rarity. The diagnostics for identification are the thick great blue heron bill, the lighter colored legs, the tufts of plumage on the head and chest and overall size and body shape. It was much larger than the more slender great egret. __________________ Stephen www.capture-the-pixel.com

Feb-12-2009, 11:24 AM #2
Harryb old and lazy Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Viera, Florida Posts: 22,541	Very nice Stephen. That's a good catch. I've only seen a white morph a couple of times so fra. __________________ Harry http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"

Feb-12-2009, 11:50 AM #3
Ric Grupe Hampshire Prairie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 9,495	Cool...and a nice catch! Somehow I thought the Texas style would be bigger. __________________ ________________Ric Grupe___ _____________ Canon EOS, 5D Mark II, 7D (2). Canon EF, 100-400L f/4.5-5.6 IS, 300L f/4 IS, 70-200L f/2.8 IS II, 24-105L f/4 IS. ________________________________________

Feb-12-2009, 04:00 PM #4
nrmdisk Major grins Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Moncton NB Posts: 182	Very cool! I've only seen the traditional non-Morph GBH! __________________ *********************************** Neil MacDonald Richmond BC http://nrmdisk.smugmug.com Oly E-510, 14-42, 50-200, EC-14, EC-20 Metz Mecablitz 48 AF-1 ***********************************

Feb-13-2009, 03:44 AM #5
stevehapp Newcastle, Australia Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, oz Posts: 635	nice, They look similar to our Great Egret. __________________ Canon 40D, 50mm f/1.8, 400mm f/5.6L, sigma 105mm Macro. Blog + Twitter


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