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Juvenile Reddish Egret (Quintana, TX) (1 Viewer)

Brookie

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Not sure I've ever seen a juvenile reddish egret, so I thought I'd seek confirmation. (Also a test to see if I've figured out some of the basics of editing in Photoshop.)
 

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Not necessarily a juvenile, but certainly a reddish egret. You might either try Lighting/ shadows/highlights or Lighting/curves to lighten the shadows. regards~Bill
 
Definitely a Reddish Egret although hard to say whether juvenile or non-breeding adult given the lighting conditions but I would lean towards adult.

Jack
 
Hi All,

The gray suffusion on the head and neck, dark bill, rusty-fringed grayish coverts and scapulars, and lack of any elongated feather plumes all suggest that the bird is indeed a juvenile.

Chris
 
Thanks. I'm still thinking juvenile myself. In addition to all of the features you pointed out, the uniformly dark bill seems inconsistent with an adult.
 
I have shifted to the juvenile camp after reviewing more photos. My original reasons for leaning adult were, 1) The neck seemed too dark but the bird does still have a trace of the lighter, juvenile, chalky color on its breast, and 2) I thought that it was impossible to say that the bill was all dark since the top part has a light-colored area (probably due to reflection) and the bottom part is in shadow. But, after lightening the shadows in Photoshop, the bill does still appear all dark. Also, I thought that the eye color may be too light for an adult which, I think, would probably be a little more yellowish.

Whatever the age, it is almost always interesting to see a Reddish Egret because they usually are dashing about madly trying to stir up prey.

Jack
 
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