Tri Colored Heron ?? Lake Conroe Texas (1 Viewer)

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PhotoSyko

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• Sep 3, 2018

• #1

Thought this might be a juvenile Great Blue Heron because it is so much smaller than an Adult. Doing a little research this looks to be a Tri-Colored Heron.

Please confirm and is it a juvenile or are they roughly half the size of a regular Great Blue Heron?

Thanks,

Chuck

 

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D Halas

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• Sep 3, 2018

• #2

This is a Tricolored Heron. Once they're out of the nest, juvenile herons are the same size as adults.

 

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PhotoSyko

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• Sep 3, 2018

• #3

Thank you D Halas. I also have a small white one that I thought was a Snowy, but might be a juvie Great Blue.

 

KC Foggin

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• Sep 3, 2018

• #4

A beautiful image of this Tri-colored Heron.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Sep 3, 2018

• #5

A nice Tricolored Heron.

 

The Bird Nuts

Birding Duo

• Sep 3, 2018

• #6

PhotoSyko said:

I also have a small white one that I thought was a Snowy, but might be a juvie Great Blue.

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Did you mean Little Blue? Juvenile Great Blue Herons (blue form) are not white and, as D Halas said, juvenile herons are the same size as the adults, so it would be a large heron if it were a Great Blue.

 

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PhotoSyko

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• Sep 3, 2018

• #7

The Bird Nuts said:

Did you mean Little Blue? Juvenile Great Blue Herons (blue form) are not white and, as D Halas said, juvenile herons are the same size as the adults, so it would be a large heron if it were a Great Blue.

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https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=366740

Seems it's a Little Blue Heron - Juvie

 

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rkj

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• Sep 4, 2018

• #8

PhotoSyko said:

https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=366740

Seems it's a Little Blue Heron - Juvie

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I am not sure what you mean with the link to the other thread. The photo at the start of this thread is of a juvenile Tricolored Heron.