Is This Bird a Great Blue Heron or Other Species? [Philadelphia, USA - November] (1 Viewer)

[mfrice]

Hi everyone, I pictured this heron in November the last year. It rested on a river in Philadelphia. I did some search and found it might be a Great Blue Heron. But the color looks very different from what I found on Google. It has a pale color ( or maybe the sun makes it look pale). Could you help me figure it out what heron (or egret or other bird) it is?

 

[Lisa W]

Yes, it is a Great Blue Heron and a very nice photo.

 

[Butty]

Looks pale because it's overexposed.

 

[mfrice]

Yes, it is a Great Blue Heron and a very nice photo.

Thank you~

 

[mfrice]

Looks pale because it's overexposed.

This is another angle. There was a lot of sunshine. It might be a little bit overexposed, but I could tell it was not blue color. It was more like grey or white color. Is it a variation or winter plumage of the Great Blue Heron?

 

[Tired]

That is definitely a Great Blue Heron. They can vary somewhat in coloration, and there's one population, I believe in Florida, that's mostly white. I think the sun may also be making this bird look paler than it is. However, Great Blue Herons aren't actually blue, at least not like a Blue Jay or Eastern Bluebird. They're a sort of light blue-gray color.

 

[mfrice]

That is definitely a Great Blue Heron. They can vary somewhat in coloration, and there's one population, I believe in Florida, that's mostly white. I think the sun may also be making this bird look paler than it is. However, Great Blue Herons aren't actually blue, at least not like a Blue Jay or Eastern Bluebird. They're a sort of light blue-gray color.

Got it! Thanks!

 

[KC Foggin]

It sure is a Great Blue Heron and so nicely captured.

 

[mfrice]

It sure is a Great Blue Heron and so nicely captured.

Thanks~