Thanks, Ken.  I've been in lurk mode for quite a while - I haven't taken a
serious photo in months, just no motivation.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year at back at the Detroit Zoo until next
month, you should check it out.

-----Original Message-----
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of kwal...@peoplepc.com
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 5:29 PM
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Subject: Re: PESOs Juvenile Great Blue Heron

Hey Bill - long time no post !

Good to hear from you !

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Sawyer" <wsaw...@twmi.rr.com>
Subject: RE: PESOs Juvenile Great Blue Heron


> Paul,
>
> I think #2 is an immature Green Heron. They're fairly common around here.
>
> http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/green_heron/id
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 12:35 PM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Re: PESOs Juvenile Great Blue Heron
>
> A good guess, Ann, but the Bittern has brown wings and no crown of 
> feathers
> -- as far as I can tell. And I did follow the bird that I shot in flight.
> I'm sure he landed in the water. I was convinced at first that this was a
> different bird, but after looking at some pics of juvenile herons on the
> Audubon pages, I think this is the same bird. Could b wrong of course.
>
>
> On Aug 5, 2013, at 12:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I think the second one is a Bittern, Paul ann
>>
>> On 8/5/2013 10:21, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>> This somewhat immature Heron was standing in a shallow Rouge River 
>>> feeder
> stream in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. As I approached it took flight. I
> followed it downstream a couple hundred feet and saw another bird that
> appeared to be a different species standing on a log (unfortunately, 
> against
> a busy background). He had a crown of feathers standing straight up and
> brown markings on his neck. After studying the Audubon guide this morning,
> I've come to the conclusion that they're one and the same. Herons all have
> that crown of feathers, but this is the first time I've seen them 
> extended.
>>>
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17486421&size=lg
>>>
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17486422&size=lg


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