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Related: About this forumIdentification please?
Could someone please tell me what type of bird this is? I am so poor at bird identification. Photo was taken on Cayman Brac if that helps.
Thanks so much!
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Identification please? (Original Post)
Callalily
May 2017
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Xipe Totec
(43,889 posts)1. Possibly a tri-colored heron
Callalily
(14,889 posts)2. Ahhhh...yes, looks similar.
Thanks!
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)8. Really beautiful. ♡ lmsp
mnhtnbb
(31,382 posts)3. It might be a Tricolored heron
Hard to tell without seeing the underside of the wings
http://www.world-birds.com/birds/v/tricolored-heron
Callalily
(14,889 posts)13. Thank you for the link.
I'll check it out.
mnhtnbb
(31,382 posts)4. haha. while looking for photos someone else came to the same conclusion!
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)5. My first thought is Anihinga
Not an expert though.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)6. anhinga photos
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)7. Cross posted to Birders.
♡ lmsp
Callalily
(14,889 posts)12. Thanks for the suggestion!
Didn't realize there was a birder forum here.
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)14. ♡
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)9. I'm leaning Heron.
Where was this taken? When? If we knew the migration patterns of large birds we could possibly reverse engineer the answer... for example, estuaries are interesting.
First impression, heron.
♡lmsp
shenmue
(38,506 posts)10. Lovely
Callalily
(14,889 posts)11. Thank you!
He (she?) is a little out of focus, but I like the photo anyway!