benbangerter Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>What might this fine bird be? Photographed at Ding Darling NWR Feb 6 2011. Perusal of the Sibley guide suggests a cattle egret (adult, nonbreeding) as the likely candidate, though as I recall this specimen seemed a bit smaller than the expected adult size.<br> [For the curious: Canon 5D, Pentax SMC-Takumar 200mm f/4 lens (M42 mount), ISO 800, exposure 1/3200 sec at f/5.6 or f/8, hand-held. I gotta get me a 70-200 lens with IS!]</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmanuk Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Spot On Ben. Send one to uk if you have a chance! regards miken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemked Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>It's almost certainly a Cattle Egret. A Snowy would have yellow feet, an immature Little Blue would have a blueish bill, a white-phase Reddish Egret would have a pinkish bill and anything else would be larger.<br> Based on the questions you are asking I would highly suggest picking up a Peterson's copy of Eastern Birds; it uses field marks to id birds.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbangerter Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>Thanks for the responses Mike and Doug.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrellphotography Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 <p>Google Ronnie Gaubert if you'd like to see an incredible portfolio of egrets, herons, etc.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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