ID Needed: Great Egret or Snowy or ?

[dancinec]

This was taken two weeks ago in Mission Bay, San Diego. It has the black bill of a Snowy, but the wrong color legs, they are yellow not black. Plus it is too large to be a snowy egret.

[salsataco]

Great shots of a Snowy Egret.

Snowy = black beak / yellow feet
Great = yellow beak / black feet

[dancinec]

Great shots of a Snowy Egret.

Snowy = black beak / yellow feet
Great = yellow beak / black feet
My book shows the Snowy with black legs, yellow toes and a black bill.
Great Egret has a yellow bill with black legs and toes. What am I missing?

[sparker1]

The legs of a snowy can be mixed black/yellow. I have some shots where the fronts of the legs are black, the backs are yellow. But, the feet are yellow.

[dancinec]

The legs of a snowy can be mixed black/yellow. I have some shots where the fronts of the legs are black, the backs are yellow. But, the feet are yellow.OK, I can accept that, thanks for the help.

[Leorooster]

Very nice Dennis. And thanks for asking the question. I didn't know what the difference between a snowy and a great. :)

[cfcRebel]

Don't forget, a juv little blue heron has white body too. I forget what color of their legs/bill is. :)

[Dimitri_V]

This was taken two weeks ago in Mission Bay, San Diego. It has the black bill of a Snowy, but the wrong color legs, they are yellow not black. Plus it is too large to be a snowy egret.


Don`t know what they are (realy bad with birds:oops: ) but the 1st shot is a wow one Dennis.:eek:

[dancinec]

Don't forget, a juv little blue heron has white body too. I forget what color of their legs/bill is. :)My book shows a mottled brown coloration for a immature Little Blue Heron, but it is about that size and there were Little Blue Herons around. Here is my shot of a snowy egret.