Just a kid

Juvenile Night Heron at the Redondo Pier in southern California. That may be mama keeping tabs on him in the background.

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disperser says:|

November 16, 2013 at 5:05 pm

Could just be the angle (and shallow depth of field), but the one in the background looks like a Great Blue Heron. The coloring looks wrong for an adult Night Heron.

On the other hand, I am not an expert in either species.

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- Carissa says:|
  
  November 16, 2013 at 8:09 pm
  
  Me neither.
  
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Rita Valent says:|

November 16, 2013 at 8:40 pm

Wooo, nice. So clear.

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- Carissa says:|
  
  November 17, 2013 at 8:40 am
  
  Thanks, Rita!
  
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Tuxedo Sophisticated Cat says:|

November 17, 2013 at 9:01 am

Great shot. He’s so cute.

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- Carissa says:|
  
  November 17, 2013 at 11:49 am
  
  Thanks. i didn’t realize he was just a young’un until I did some research.
  
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Inga says:|

November 17, 2013 at 11:26 pm

Great capture 🙂

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- Carissa says:|
  
  November 18, 2013 at 6:41 am
  
  Thanks.
  
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