Egret in Mekong Delta (1 Viewer)

[glennmanc]

Not sure about this one.
Basal lower mandible is pale (but not yellow like a Chinese that I photographed further south); feet are greenish in flight (but not yellow for typical Little).
Legs look too strong for Little(?); head and bill shape look wrong for Great White (?).
Habitat was pools in remnant mangroves behind the sea wall, so OK for all 3.

 

[johnallcock]

Little Egret.
A pale base to the bill is fairly normal for Little Egret outside the breeding season, and the feet vary in colour from yellow to greenish (this is related to age and season).
Structurally it's wrong for Chinese or Great, and Great should have a yellow bill at this time of year.

 

[glennmanc]

Thanks for the explanation!