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08-23-2014, 09:59 PM
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Help ID this bird
On the canal boat dock near Orange Beach AL,
I have been on the Gulf Coast and I have never seen anything like it.
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08-23-2014, 10:09 PM
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Immature black crowned night heron. Possible yellow crowned, not sure which but definitely a night heron. They are rather tame.
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08-23-2014, 10:55 PM
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I don't know, looking at those long legs I'd say it's a Taylor's swift.
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08-23-2014, 11:13 PM
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Maybe a snipe. LOL
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08-23-2014, 11:15 PM
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Maybe a snipe. LOL
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08-23-2014, 11:26 PM
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Who's gonna bring the bag.
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08-23-2014, 11:37 PM
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It's a really ugly swan.
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08-23-2014, 11:50 PM
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Quote:
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Immature black crowned night heron. Possible yellow crowned, not sure which but definitely a night heron. They are rather tame.
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WE HAVE A WINNER!!!
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The immature bird on next to last image is a perfect match!!!
You guys do know everything about everything!!
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08-24-2014, 01:38 AM
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A finely feathered long legged birdy. "I taut I saw a purty cat"
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08-24-2014, 02:16 AM
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I think it may be a young double-brested mattress thrasher.
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08-24-2014, 07:48 AM
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And the candle.
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08-24-2014, 08:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mwtdvm
On the canal boat dock near Orange Beach AL,
I have been on the Gulf Coast and I have never seen anything like it.
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They are nouctural so not commonly seen. Somthing probably spooked this juvenile from it's roost.
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