Least Bittern ? Cove Lake State Park, Caryville, Tennessee, USA (1 Viewer)

[Owen Krout]

After some heavy rain last night I caught a brief look at a very shy fellow that I think is some sort of color morph of a Least Bittern. I got a quick visual in full sunlight as I walked up and startled us both. The overall impression was of a Bittern but with a very dark blue overall color. The head, neck and breast were a dark chestnut color. Just didn't seem to match up well with examples I found. As always, thanks for the help.

 

[lockbreeze926]

It's a Green Heron.

 

[Butty]

a very dark blue overall color. The head, neck and breast were a dark chestnut color. Just didn't seem to match up well with examples I found.

The photos are strongly oversaturated (no offence), so it wasn't this colour in life.

 

[KC Foggin]

Green Heron for me.

 

[Owen Krout]

No offense taken, but yes it was that saturated, that's why I was puzzled. However in all fairness, I do have a blue/green color anomaly so it was probably more green than I perceive it. I have observed Green Heron often in the past and those all looked greenish/blue to me. Green Heron it is then, that's why I ask the real experts here.

Thanks for putting up with me.

 

[KC Foggin]

No offense taken, but yes it was that saturated, that's why I was puzzled. However in all fairness, I do have a blue/green color anomaly so it was probably more green than I perceive it. I have observed Green Heron often in the past and those all looked greenish/blue to me. Green Heron it is then, that's why I ask the real experts here.

Thanks for putting up with me.

Never a problem Owen