ML616511785

Age

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Sex

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Observation details

most likely just an odd runty GBHE but there was enough that struck me as odd about this bird that I feel like I should get more opinions on it shrugged it off in the field as a GBHE, albeit a bit on the smaller size. At one point a juvenile GBHE flew alongside it briefly and that bird seemed noticeably larger marks visible in the photo listed below (again, I didn't pay too much attention to this bird in the field, other than that it was somewhat pale and small) -modest bill size (subjective) -bright orange bill (possibly with pink tones?), lacking dark coloration on upper bill -mostly pale whitish lores, with some bluish tinge near the eye, appearing more like the pale-faced appearance of Gray Heron rather than the typical dark-masked appearance of Great Blue -pale grayish neck, barely contrasting with white cheeks -bluish-black bend of wing, not showing visible rusty coloration -chest plumes seem rather sparse and short, but may be difficult to tell from the angle -backside seems pale, although this could be due to lighting and camera settings -white left thigh just barely visible peeking from the shadows cast by the bird's wings, contrasting with pinkish legs Really wish I had paid more attention to this and gotten more photos. At the time I really only snapped this one shot to get a tick for GBHE on iNaturalist lol

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2048 pixels x 1365 pixels

Original file size

2.16 MB