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Egretta thula
The size and combination of black bill, black legs and yellow feet. As well as the orange coloration around the eye but nowhere else.
There is a tree on the grounds of the resort at which I am capturing these photos where about 50 little egrets congregate at once, just around sunset. I have a few more days to try and get a good shot of it.
thanks for the help everyone - the bill and legs were right but the coloring around the eyes is definitely snowy. I was working off a list on Wikipedia that claims both species can be found on Antigua. Updating this entry now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bir...
Agreed, Little Egret does not have the plumes round the back of the neck and the face patch is bluish.
Spotted on Nov 25, 2011
Submitted on Nov 27, 2011
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