Hi Linda and tweets

Definitely a Green Heron - you can see the dark cap, some of the rufous
on the breast and the generally even colored wings. It's probably a
young bird, the scapulars are nicely edged with white or cream and would
not be as prominent in an adult. An American Bittern would be much more
uniformly colored - browns, the head uniform brown, very streaky browns
and whites on the breast and the spread wings would be darker out on the
primaries.

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville Wa
bellasoc at isomedia.com

LDavey at aol.com wrote:

> Tweets:
>
> I've posted three photos at http://public.fotki.com/disjecta/ for
> those who care to take a look.
>
> First, we had what appear to be two more "escapees" on Pine Lake (the
> first being the Silver Pheasant, whom we've never seen again.) Two
> Muscovy ducks arrived for the day, and they ruled the place like they
> owned it. They even chased a neighbor's dog out of the water!
>
> Second, when I was photographing the Muscovy ducks, a male Mallard
> paddled by with a huge fish in his bill, at least, it was huge for
> him. He carried around for the longest time, and when he dropped it,
> he was really upset. I've never seen this before. I've always thought
> Mallards were unable to carry things in their mouths. I understood
> that females must fashion their nests out of whatever materials they
> can gather from around their bodies because they can't carry things in
> their bills. Hmmmm. Exception to every rule, I guess.
>
> And finally, I need your help with a positive ID of the photo titled
> "Greenie". I cannot tell if this bird is a Green Heron or an American
> Bittern. You can find them at the link below.
>
>
> Enjoy the sun!
> Linda Davey
> on Pine Lake
> Sammamish, WA