Need bird I.D.

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And a butt shot ,not a great shot but good for I.D.

Ric Grupe

I don't know (someone will) but that's one fine shot.

Raindrops really add to it.

Dick on Aruba

Great series of a very beautiful ..... heron. Well done.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

gluwater

I think it is an immature little blue heron, but sometimes the immature birds are hard to ID. I'm sure Harry will know. Nice captures, it looks like it is wearing urban camo.

Lorijo

I believe its an immature little blue heron, it is losing its white feathers and has almost all of its grey-blue feathers in.

dallas

I think it's Charlie Chaplin, but what do I know? Excellent shots though.

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Ric Grupe wrote:

I don't know (someone will) but that's one fine shot.

Raindrops really add to it.

Thanks Ric for your comment and it did just start to rain, had to run
for the golf cart

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Dick on Aruba wrote:

Great series of a very beautiful ..... heron. Well done.

Thanks for sharing.



Thank You for your comment
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Jim

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gluwater wrote:

I think it is an immature little blue heron, but sometimes the immature birds are hard to ID. I'm sure Harry will know. Nice captures, it looks like it is wearing urban camo.

Thanks Nick ,its about the same size as the little blue but with some pretty
wild markings

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Jim

dangles

Great shot, it is indeed an immature little blue heron.

Harryb

Good shots JIm. It is a juvenile little blue heron. They are all white when first born. This is because its easier for them to hang out with the snowy egrets during their first year (if they were all blue the snowys would run them off). After the first year they start to turn blue.

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Lorijo wrote:

I believe its an immature little blue heron, it is losing its white feathers and has almost all of its grey-blue feathers in.

You and Nick are right ,Harry just came on line and identified it as a little blue heron. I thought it might be or possiably be a inmature tri color.
Thanks

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Jim

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Harryb wrote:

Good shots JIm. It is a juvenile little blue heron. They are all white when first born. This is because its easier for them to hang out with the snowy egrets during their first year (if they were all blue the snowys would run them off). After the first year they start to turn blue.

Thank you Harry .I really appreciate your comments and identification.

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dallas wrote:

I think it's Charlie Chaplin, but what do I know? Excellent shots though.

Thanks Bill ,It scares me to think that you might have been right ,there was an old walking cane layin on the bank.

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Jim

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dangles wrote:

Great shot, it is indeed an immature little blue heron.

Thanks Duane for your comments, Your are right

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Jim