Garcedo Neoarctico

OK, tambem nao foi tirada em Portugal... mas nao resisti - tambem acho piada a esta! E a Egretta thula ocorre (raramente) nos Açores. Isto de estar na estranja tem coisas destas, um gaijo quer participar nestes foruns e depois so tem fotos da passarada ianque... Deixo a consideraçao do moderador (que me ponha na linha se achar que estiver a pisar o risco ).

Pedro,

I spent some time looking at the Egretta thula and thinking that the photo could have been improved with a bit of sharpening, and then realised that there is a juvenile Nycticorax nycticorax above it - holy $hit, what an amazing shot!!!

Colin

Cheers Colin!

Yes, if not for the Night Heron, the photo would be rather drab and uninteresting - and I strongly dislike the palm trees (but the herons liked them enough to nest there). I just found it funny to have that sneaky skulker on the background - wonder if it had gobbled many Snowy Egret chicks..?

Thanks for the comments!

Best,
Pedro