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snooked · Jun 19, 2007, 4:53 PM

Taken with inexpensive point & shoot.

Looking to ID the Bird

Ed

snostorm · Jun 19, 2007, 5:23 PM

Hi Ed,

My first guess is that it's a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron. I've seen a few, but they look somewhat like the Green Heron Juveniles, so I'm not 100% sure. I will say that it's got to be one of the two.

BTW, Nice Pic! -- I enjoy photographing Herons the most, I would say.

Scott

syoggy · Jun 19, 2007, 5:24 PM

Looks like a Green Heron - quite a bit smaller than the ones you usually see.
steve

robar · Jun 19, 2007, 9:14 PM

yep, greenbacked heron.. it's the same as the nest i've been posting. i've got another nest of the same bird being incubated as i write this.

roy

penolta · Jun 20, 2007, 12:43 PM

Yes, it is a Green-backed Heron, but an immature, whose heavily streaked plumage could lead to confusion with a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron or even an American Bittern. Size in photographs can bemisleading - with a very few exceptions, a bird must be full grown before it can fly (tail feathers can be shorter, though,which mightmakeit appear smaller).

Jun 19, 2007, 4:53 PM	#1
snooked Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,411	Taken with inexpensive point & shoot. Looking to ID the Bird Ed Attached Images

Jun 19, 2007, 9:14 PM	#4
robar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: D/FW area Texas Posts: 7,590	yep, greenbacked heron.. it's the same as the nest i've been posting. i've got another nest of the same bird being incubated as i write this. roy Attached Images

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Jun 19, 2007, 5:23 PM	#2
snostorm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Suburb, IL, USA Posts: 2,770	Hi Ed, My first guess is that it's a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron. I've seen a few, but they look somewhat like the Green Heron Juveniles, so I'm not 100% sure. I will say that it's got to be one of the two. BTW, Nice Pic! -- I enjoy photographing Herons the most, I would say. Scott

Jun 19, 2007, 5:24 PM	#3
syoggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 404	Looks like a Green Heron - quite a bit smaller than the ones you usually see. steve

Jun 20, 2007, 12:43 PM	#5
penolta Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California USA Posts: 5,206	Yes, it is a Green-backed Heron, but an immature, whose heavily streaked plumage could lead to confusion with a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron or even an American Bittern. Size in photographs can bemisleading - with a very few exceptions, a bird must be full grown before it can fly (tail feathers can be shorter, though,which mightmakeit appear smaller).