john_sidlo Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 <center><img src=http://www.johnsidlo.com/images/HeronSittingDSC_8173.jpg /><p><i>I think this is a Little Blue Heron - Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston</i></p></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_sidlo Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 <center><img src=http://www.johnsidlo.com/images/HeronTakeoffDSC_8176.jpg /></cente r> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_sidlo Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 (this was supposed to be "nature" - not pentax) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brian_schall Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 John It looks more like a great blue heron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_sidlo Posted October 12, 2004 Author Share Posted October 12, 2004 Any bird experts out there? I don't think it was a great blue mostly because it was only about 2 feet tall. (had to look it up in an Old Peterson Bird guide, so that shows what I know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_sidlo Posted October 12, 2004 Author Share Posted October 12, 2004 <p>Maybe it was an immature great blue - based on the yellow on the bill and the white on the head (see <a href="http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1940id.html">http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1940id.html</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Dallas area bird<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brian_schall Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 John Having lived in SW Florida, 20 minutes from Ding Darling, for 9 years prior to moving to NM, I've seen my share of wading birds and I also have a wildlife degree. A little blue heron is very uniform slate blue in color, about 18 inches in height and does not have that massive of a bill as your subject. Yur subject looks a lot taller than 2 feet but definitely a great blue heron. It is also known as the blue phase of the great heron because the great white heron is biologically the same bird, different color. I may have a slide of a little blue but can't scan it until late tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brian_schall Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Little Blue Heron<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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john_sidlo Posted October 14, 2004 Author Share Posted October 14, 2004 Love that second little blue, Brian - looks like those birds can manage some binocular vision. And thanks for the expert analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mdanger Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Nice, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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