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Bubulcus ibis
A medium-sized all-white heron with a sturdy yellow bill, dark legs and feet. A rather short, thick neck for a heron makes it have a swollen throat look. Immature entirely white without plumes and the bill starts out dark and gradually becomes yellow.
Parking lot at the University of Houston, Clear Lake. It was a very cold, gray, windy day. They were spotted on the way to the first UTC site.
Starting Part 2 of the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. It will cover the lower part of the Upper Texas Coastal Trail; Galveston, TX to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. Part 1 of the Upper Texas Coastal Trail was started last September. It covered Sea Rim State Park in Beaumont, TX and ended at Bolivar Flats in Galveston, TX.
Spotted on Feb 28, 2013
Submitted on Mar 7, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks Reza, mauna and EnvUnlimited. It was windy, cold and very gray so I do not believe they were happy. On the next few sunny days they were happily out in the grass foraging for snack. :)
They're all slouching. :) Nice spotting.
Wonderful !