On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 07:24:43 -0400, Skip Williams <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> I got home and looked at my Indian Birds book.
>
> The only bird that fits the photos is a "Large Egret", scientific name
> Ardea alba, found all over the Indian subcontinent. The birds with dark
> bills are likely immature birds, whereas the ones with yellow bills are
> adults.
>
> Similar species are the "Great Whitebellied Heron" (Ardea insignis),
> similar to the Great Blue Heron of North America, or a "Grey Heron"
> (Ardea cinerea). Both of these birds have significant grey markings or
> black on the head, very different than the all-white Large Egret.
>
> Skip
Many thanks :) I will of course credit you for the ID when the gallery
page goes up (about halfway through editing all the pics)
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