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Birders

NRaleighLiberal

(60,020 posts) Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:01 AM Oct 2012

Question for birders who know their herons....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10369733

The one in the 7th picture down (link above) - looks like a Reddish Egret, but that would surprise me for coastal NC - seems too dark for a Great Blue, unless that is an immature - one next to it is a Tricolor. Thoughts?

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Question for birders who know their herons.... (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Oct 2012 OP

Why isn't it a little blue heron? XemaSab Oct 2012 #1

I think that's it - surprised it is so relatively "large" - thanks... NRaleighLiberal Oct 2012 #2

It's a Little Blue Heron. cpwm17 Oct 2012 #3

XemaSab

(60,212 posts)

1. Why isn't it a little blue heron?

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:42 AM

Oct 2012

NRaleighLiberal

(60,020 posts)

2. I think that's it - surprised it is so relatively "large" - thanks...

Reply to XemaSab (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:46 AM

Oct 2012

22-30 inches for tricolor, 24 inches for little blue - so they could end up the same size. interesting the impact when you see some of them in proximity for the first time!

cpwm17

(3,829 posts)

3. It's a Little Blue Heron.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:48 AM

Oct 2012

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