That's a Great Blue Heron, not a Sandhill Crane. Note the white sides to the head contrasting with a black cap, the two-toned bill (yellow at the bottom, dark on top), and the long plumes at the base of the neck. It's probably a juvenile as there isn't a long black plume extending from the cap. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Blue_Heron/species-compare/71547171
Made me think of this song (from Sarah Jarosz's "Blue Heron Suite," which was nominated for a Grammy Award last year). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pwx7fj3gg
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8 comments:
Sure looks like a Blue Heron.
That's a Great Blue Heron, not a Sandhill Crane.
Note the white sides to the head contrasting with a black cap, the two-toned bill (yellow at the bottom, dark on top), and the long plumes at the base of the neck.
It's probably a juvenile as there isn't a long black plume extending from the cap.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Blue_Heron/species-compare/71547171
Lovely blues, violets, and purples.
Thanks for the bird identification. I just assumed Sandhills crane, becywe see them all the time. Will correct.
Saw a family of 2 adults and 1 juvenile crossing a road this week. Amazing first for me!
Made me think of this song (from Sarah Jarosz's "Blue Heron Suite," which was nominated for a Grammy Award last year).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pwx7fj3gg
That's a wonderful picture; thank you for sharing.
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