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Heron ID Please

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Posted by John Jeevaratnam on December 18, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Took a photo of a Heron in Cuba 12/2013 and cannot identify the type of Heron.

Close up shot:

http://natureshues.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/bird02.jpg

Thank you,
John Jeevaratnam
Posted by Jim Zablotny on December 18, 2013 at 2:09 PM
Melanistic Green Heron--Check out http://www.heronconservation.org/resources/1-McLachlan-melanism.pdf . Hope this helps.......................Jim
Posted by John Jeevaratnam on December 18, 2013 at 9:42 PM
Thank you Jim.
Posted by Jim DeWitt on December 19, 2013 at 1:00 AM
A very good photo of an uncommon color morph of the Green Heron; this is a keeper, John.
Posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 19, 2013 at 6:22 AM
Cool bird!
Posted by John Jeevaratnam on December 21, 2013 at 2:03 AM
Thank you Jim DeWitt and Sharon Hallowell.