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searun.bsky.social @searun.bsky.social

Thank you. I caught it at the right time in good light, and believe it's breeding plumage.

aug 13, 2025, 3:31 pm • 1 0

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PianoOneTrick @pianoonetrick.bsky.social

That would make sense, and to give you an idea this is pretty much what they look like when they're in Florida

A picture of a tricolored heron in Florida
aug 13, 2025, 3:39 pm • 1 0 • view
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searun.bsky.social @searun.bsky.social

That one is a juvenile, they have those here, too. It will change.

aug 14, 2025, 2:42 am • 1 0 • view
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PianoOneTrick @pianoonetrick.bsky.social

Yeah but even the full grown ones don't get that plumage here, I guess it's just because of their migratory pattern in relation to their life cycle.

aug 14, 2025, 3:19 am • 1 0 • view