David-R Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 IMG_6759+65 by Aqua Tarkus, on Flickr Seen in St. Louis County, MO on Sep. 5 at George Winter Park. I thought it looked too small for the usual great egret. Also didn't look quite right. Comparing pictures on Whatbird leads me to think juvenile snowy egret. I have only seen a couple of times here in about 9 years. Thanks David R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbvol50 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) Immature Little Blue Heron, snowy would have a mostly black bill. Edited September 7, 2018 by hbvol50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David-R Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 Humph. This is why I hate juveniles and why I post for confirmation. I thought there was no way it could be a little blue heron. But after a little googling and an Sibleyguides.com article on this specific question I find it is a LBH. Half black bill vs mostly black bill and a touch of black at the tip of the tail. Also foraging behavior/location. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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