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Old 08-21-2020, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Red White & Blue View Post
That is a good question, Reason, because of its "Sister group".
"Adults have a glossy, greenish-black cap, a greenish back and wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue, a chestnut neck with a white line down the front, grey underparts and short yellow legs."
Yes it is a very lovely picture of this bird, thank you!


This coloring is much more like the Green Heron's that I've seen in the wild

perhaps the OP's was a young one