Date: 12/29/25 9:08 am From: Lisa Larson via groups.io <lisafaylarson...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Juvenile Great Egrets or Cattle Egrets?
Yes, I did. And yes, LBHE have dark beaks, so my bad. I think it's a
smaller Great Egret. Plus, the perspective of the photo makes it look
smaller.
It doesn't seem stocky enough for a Cattle Egret. And it seems devoid of
color in the plumage.
What's the consensus?
On Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 8:03 PM Naomi Goodman <nlgoodman...> wrote:
> Little blue heron juveniles have dark beaks. Why did you suggest that?
>
> From my cell phone
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> *From:* Lisa Larson <lisafaylarson...>
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 28, 2025 5:18:36 PM
> *To:* <nlgoodman...> <nlgoodman...>
> *Cc:* Peninsula Birding <peninsula-birding...>
> *Subject:* Re: [pen-bird] Juvenile Great Egrets or Cattle Egrets?
>
> I suspect it is an immature Little Blue Heron.
>
> Lisa
>
> On Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 5:04 PM Naomi Goodman via groups.io <nlgoodman=
> <hotmail.com...> wrote:
>
> This afternoon at 2:30 PM there was a Great Egret and three smaller white
> egrets in the field next to the Pescadero post office. The smaller ones
> were about 3/4 the size of the Great Egret - see picture. All the egrets
> had yellow bills and black or grey-black legs and feet.
>
> To me, the smaller egrets looked similar to the 3 Cattle Egrets that were
> on Water Lane in November, but I can't distinguish Cattle Egrets from
> juvenile Great Egrets. What do you think?
>
> Naomi
>
>
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