ML453099611

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

3 all-white birds with long legs & neck, the shape of herons/egrets but smaller than Great Blue Heron, seen wading at the shore & flying. Considered alternate ID of Little Blue Herons. We did not see yellow feet or yellow on bills but cannot be sure. However, they were chasing their prey some of the time, in the manner of Snowy Egrets - specifically standing still and then chasing before they attacked. (I've never personally observed Little Blue Herons hunt, but the hunting style of these birds was distinctly different from the Great Blue Herons I see regularly. Further, the hunting style descriptions are much more similar to the Snowy Egret than the Little Blue Heron.) If these were Little Blue Herons they are juveniles, and we did not see any adult Little Blue Herons. Photos taken with a phone. Went back 30 min later with a better camera, but none of the photos turned out well.

Technical information

Lens

iPhone SE (2nd generation) back camera 3.99mm f/1.8

ISO

20

Focal length

4 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/1.8

Shutter speed

1/471 sec

Dimensions

2475 pixels x 1736 pixels

Original file size

527.56 KB