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ID Request

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Posted by Craig Moreau on October 31, 2015 at 10:06 AM
ID Request
I shot this bird in Jamaica in September. Any idea what it might be? I'm not too good with bird IDs, so any help would be appreciated!
Posted by Dennis Plank on October 31, 2015 at 12:08 PM
Craig:  I'm far from an expert, but I'd go with a Yellow-crowned Night Heron.  Nice image.

 
Posted by Steve Havert on October 31, 2015 at 12:17 PM
I'm thinking a juvenile heron. Try uploading your photo to http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/photo-id/  and see what it says.

Great shot, by the way!

Steve
Posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 31, 2015 at 12:40 PM
Black Crowned Night Heron, juvenile
Posted by Richard Ditch on October 31, 2015 at 12:59 PM
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.
Posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 31, 2015 at 10:36 PM
Rich is right.
Posted by Craig Moreau on November 1, 2015 at 9:47 AM
Excellent, thanks guys! I thought it was some sort of heron, but I couldn't get any further than that.