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Sunday, 6 December 2009

Heron sp.


I took thse shots of a heron flying over Beddington on May 2nd earlier this year. I thought it looked like a Purple Heron and forgot all about it until now as I was going through my photos. It was extremely high and migrating towards the northeast. It still looks like one to me. Any comments?




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4 comments:

  1. Stringerperson6 December 2009 at 19:39

    Couldn't rule it out on these pics.

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  2. Graham James6 December 2009 at 21:31

    Looks good for a Purple Heron to me, Peter. Feet look longer than on Grey (but I'm not sure if that's a distinguishing feature) and that bill looks longer than on Grey.

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  3. Peter Alfrey7 December 2009 at 11:53

    The bill looks really long, the dark streaking is extensive on the underparts and in the top pic there is a reddish colour evident. Also the wing profile looks good for Purple in the spread wing shot. Enough to clinch it?

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  4. Graham James7 December 2009 at 19:49

    I think you should certainly add that one to your year list, Peter.

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