This is an adult Little Blue Heron and Juvenile Snowy Egret (thanks Jim Pea for providing the ID on the Egret)
Little Blue Heron and Juvenile Snowy Egret
Adult Little Blue Heron and Juvenile Snowy Egret
Juvenile Snowy Egret
Whimbrel
Double-crested Cormorant. Not a good photo, but a good example of what Jim explained to us about how Double-crested Cormorants fly with their heads elevated.
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Long-billed Curlew
Little Blue Heron, gotcha!
Little Blue Heron. This was my best shot of the day.
Juvenile Little Blue Heron
Juvenile Little Blue Heron.
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron. Not a great photo, but thought the neck contortions were interesting, so sharing the photo.
Fun shot of a Great Blue and Little Blue Heron hanging out in very close proximity to one another. Check out the size difference!
Another shot of the Great and Little Blue Herons
Short-billed Dowitcher
Thanks Jim. I'll correct my descriptions.
First three pictures has an immature SNOWY EGRET (yellow showing on nares and black showing on front of legs). The last two has the immature LITTLE BLUE HERON. Lovely photos!
Guest
on September 10, 2013Thanks Jim. I'll correct my descriptions.
JimPea
on September 10, 2013First three pictures has an immature SNOWY EGRET (yellow showing on nares and black showing on front of legs). The last two has the immature LITTLE BLUE HERON. Lovely photos!