LOL ... and with age ... ours was 2 years ago ... perhaps it's the
same bird aged a bit ??? ...

all kidding aside, the decoy isn't bad and did confuse quite a few
birders down here ... had everybody going for a while ... at one
point there was a huge lineup of cars looking at it ... even
experienced birders were scratching their heads ...

later,
Lyn




At 12:25 PM 12/30/2012, Kelly McAllister wrote:

>I'd go with yellow on a mature plastic heron. They lighten with
>exposure to UV.
>
>From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
>[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Lyn Topinka
>Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 12:18 PM
>To: Tweeters
>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] ID of unusually white heron
>
>
>ah, HE'S BACK !!!!!!!!! ... a "cousin" of your Heron was at the
>Ridgefield Refuge in 2010 found near the edge of one of the smaller
>lakes near a hunter's blind ... our "heron" had a black bill
>however and with a bit different facial markings ...
>
><http://ridgefieldbirds.com/Images10Dec/RNWR_mystery_heron_12-31-10.jpg>http://ridgefieldbirds.com/Images10Dec/RNWR_mystery_heron_12-31-10.jpg
>
>
>hum, perhaps we have an adult and an immature representation ??? ...
>are their bills black when mature or yellow when mature ??? ...
>
>happy birding,
>Lyn
>Vancouver, Washington
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Tweeters mailing list
>Tweeters at u.washington.edu
>http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Lyn Topinka
http://EnglishRiverWebsite.com
http://ColumbiaRiverImages.com
http://RidgefieldBirds.com