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#1 Southerncowgirlkim

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Posted 18 May 2012 - 11:58 PM

Juvenile Heron? Seen in Central Florida. Thanks!

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#2 Sparky the Cuttlefish

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Posted 19 May 2012 - 12:00 AM

Juvenile Little Blue Heron, with that blue base to the bill.

So many white Ardeids in FL. :huh:
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Posted 19 May 2012 - 12:03 AM

Yup! These can be tricky if you automatically assume egret.
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#4 Southerncowgirlkim

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Posted 19 May 2012 - 01:24 AM

I did assume Great Egret and then I was looking back at pics trying to update my life list and I said this one looks like a heron. Thanks for the help! :)




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