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| "Great White" Heron Florida Keys |
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| "Great White" Heron Florida Heron |
The white morph Great Blue Heron closely resembles a Great Egret, but can be distinguished by its pale legs and heavier bill. I saw this white morph in the "Tea Table Relief" area. It was hanging out there both times I visited the area.
Also in the Keys, and other parts of southern Florida, where white and blue forms of Great Blue Heron overlap, there is an intermediate morph bird known as the "Wurdemann's Heron". I saw one interesting looking Great Blue Heron hunkered down in the mangroves. At first I thought maybe it was a juvenile GBH, then I thought it could be one of these mixes, but I'm really not sure. It had quite a bit of white on its head and neck. I wish I had taken more photos of it.
