Egret, Florida, USA (1 Viewer)

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bobsofpa

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• Mar 16, 2013

• #1

I thought I knew my Egrets. The below photograph was taken this morning at the Venice Rookery, Florida, USA.

The feet are not yellow so not a Snowy. The bill has no yellow in it so not a Great. Could this be a Juvenile Cattle Egret?

 

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The Falcon

Registered Birder

• Mar 16, 2013

• #2

Juvenile Little Blue Heron.

 

rwblackbird57

Well-known member

• Mar 16, 2013

• #3

Agree

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 16, 2013

• #4

The real contender here (due to two-colored bill) is a white Roseate Egret. Just to make sure that I see this in the same way as others, the id as little blue is due to the greenish legs on the OP bird, right?

Niels

 

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jaco

Well-known member

• Mar 16, 2013

• #5

I don't know about Reddish Egret - looks like a Little Blue Heron to me.

Immature LBHE have a lighter base and darker tip to their bills. Plus, as you said, the greenish legs.

 

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samsam

Well-known member

• Mar 16, 2013

• #6

the cattle egret is out of the question due to a shorter bill
it look tro me too, as a Juv. Little Blue Heron due to legs and bill

 

jmepler

It's just a flesh wound.

• Mar 16, 2013

• #7

The dark wingtips are indicative of a juvenile Little Blue Heron as well.

Mike

 

Birdbrain22

Well-known member

• Mar 16, 2013

• #8

Def Little Blue Heron here.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Mar 16, 2013

• #9

jmepler said:

The dark wingtips are indicative of a juvenile Little Blue Heron as well.

Mike

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Yes.