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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 324540" data-attributes="member: 12257">Think he was bigger than the Least Bittern, which I've never seen in Oklahoma, but have spotted in Texas a couple of times.&nbsp; No frontals, as he was a very shy fellow, and would actually chatter at me if I got too close, like a kind of hoarse sea gull, LOL.&nbsp; Here's another pic I got, not quite as sharp, that shows off his green cap (plus an extreme zoom in on his head, from the same pic)&nbsp; Neck at full stretch, I'd estimate him just shy of...&nbsp; 2 feet tall?&nbsp; Tucked, of course, much shorter.[ATTACH]97827[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH]97828[/ATTACH]I ended up going by the pics I found on this page at birdfellow.com...&nbsp; the juvenile's look eerily similar.<a href="http://www.birdfellow.com/birds/green-heron-butorides-virescens#/idPhotos" target="_blank">Green Heron - BirdFellow Social Field Guide</a>Either way, it was a new bird for sure!&nbsp; May have to send pics in to the Oklahoma Wildlife Commission and have 'em ID it for me!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 324540, member: 12257"] Think he was bigger than the Least Bittern, which I've never seen in Oklahoma, but have spotted in Texas a couple of times. No frontals, as he was a very shy fellow, and would actually chatter at me if I got too close, like a kind of hoarse sea gull, LOL. Here's another pic I got, not quite as sharp, that shows off his green cap (plus an extreme zoom in on his head, from the same pic) Neck at full stretch, I'd estimate him just shy of... 2 feet tall? Tucked, of course, much shorter. [ATTACH=CONFIG]97827._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]97828._xfImport[/ATTACH] I ended up going by the pics I found on this page at birdfellow.com... the juvenile's look eerily similar. [URL="http://www.birdfellow.com/birds/green-heron-butorides-virescens#/idPhotos"]Green Heron - BirdFellow Social Field Guide[/URL] Either way, it was a new bird for sure! May have to send pics in to the Oklahoma Wildlife Commission and have 'em ID it for me! [/QUOTE]

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