The long neck that's folded back during flight is a good clue for Great Blue Heron. The dark color eliminates Great Egret.
Carl Bendorf Longmont CO On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 11:04:35 AM UTC-6, Pieter Strauss wrote: > > [image: Herons_crv_lvl_shrp_crop 05 06 2019_DSC8232.jpg] > > (Thought I posted this request before, but can't find it.) > These birds look fairly heron-like, but coloring and grouping don't seem > to match. > On May 6th I saw a group of 6 of them flying west over Gross Reservoir at > 6:45 a.m. A neighbor said he had seen them earlier perched in the tops of > several trees, looking gawky and acting raucous. > We have double-crested Cormorants up here, but that's not what these are. > Any clues? > > Pieter > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/847e02e3-7082-4266-b06b-028127c64ac5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
