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melanistic Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

Cattle Egret are all white birds, but this one has a lot of dark feathers due to being a melanistic variant.

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Comments (4)
Tom15
Stefania, I didn't know the geographic parameters of your mission. It sounds like all missions have to start out local before they can be global. I just found this out from ranger S Frazier here. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19561165
Tom15
Stefania, thanks for letting me know about the new Egret and Heron mission.
Tom15
Thanks Ken, it's always nice to see the variation that nature comes up with.
KenCheeks
Very unusual find. When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought that it might be an immature Little Blue Heron. But, the legs, bill, and profile all say Cattle Egret. I really like this spotting.

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PublishedFebruary 23, 2013

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