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Silly question but are you sure that isn't a Grey Heron. I know vagrants occasionally get to Barbados and the thighs have no rufous on them! The bill doesn't look massive either. Get it in the ID forum on Birdforum.
You can tell it's a Great Blue. The thighs are tinged rufous and there is rufous on the marginal covert. The colour and bill size is all correct for Great Blue too. We see so many Greys Herons here now, that usually we can positively id them pretty quickly.
Silly question but are you sure that isn't a Grey Heron. I know vagrants occasionally get to Barbados and the thighs have no rufous on them! The bill doesn't look massive either. Get it in the ID forum on Birdforum.
ReplyDeleteThanks James if it is it would make my day but it think its a juvenile but I will post it and see. Thank man for the heads up
ReplyDeleteYou can tell it's a Great Blue. The thighs are tinged rufous and there is rufous on the marginal covert. The colour and bill size is all correct for Great Blue too. We see so many Greys Herons here now, that usually we can positively id them pretty quickly.
ReplyDeleteThanks Edward
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