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Ardeola grayii
Spotted on Apr 11, 2011
Submitted on Jul 16, 2011
5 Comments
thanks andyarct ,
this heron is a fully grown adult ,not a juvenile
the immature ones are fully streaked and have a plumage like this one when adult
Great! Is that an immature one? Where I live (N. California, U.S.), we have about 6 types of Herons (Egrets & Bitterns are in the Heron family, so I count those too), and at least 3 that I know of are heavily streaked like that when young, but change completely as adults. It's amazing to me how many different species of heron there are throughout the world! I had never heard of this one before,
landing, unfortunately couldnt capture it after it landed
thanks
Nice pic
Landing or taking off? Beautiful!