ID this heron

I thought it was a green heron? but the real bird people (the ones who looked like they really knew what they were talking about) told me it was a night heron?

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Trust your instincts. It's a green heron.

definitely a Green Heron.

Great shot of the green heron
Is that Bolsa Chica by any chance?
If it is, and you go there alot, it might be a good idea to pick up a longer lense like the 100-400 instead of the 70-200 2.8 (not that there is ANYTHING wrong with that lense, it's incredible, but not enough zoom for that large of a place )

i just picked up the 70-200 f/2.8 because the price was hard to argue with. Testing it out vs. the f/4 IS. I actually did some test on a tripod, and turns out, it wasn't the lens, it was me (or the tamron 1.4 TC) that was softening up the image..

now i have to decide which 70-200 i want to keep.

and yeah, it was Balsa Chica. 200+1.4TC was *almost* enough, but something longer would have given me a lot more latitude in terms of how i want to frame it.

There was a blue heron there too, but it looked almost injured. slow moving, and the feathers were very ruffled.

This was actually the first time i've been to the spot, even though i lived in HB for 4 years.. just re-picked up photography for a hobby not too long ago..