And the Mystery Guest Is...

A visitor at the lake...anyone know what this is? Seriously, the birds in my neighborhood need to carry some ID.

[Jane Anderson]

Maybe a red-throated loon? I'll tag my sister. @mbemis

[Mannie]

What a beautiful Green Heron you've captured. Thanks @cejaanderson.

[Rita]

hubby thinks Bittern, looking on Google not conclusive, it is smart whatever, great capture :O)

[Lin]

@cejaanderson @mbemis @barneyone Thanks, everyone. I'm looking it up now! I'll check this afternoon to see if he and his friends come back!

[Lin]

@mbemis Yes, Mannie - now I know we have Green Herons at the lake - Thanks!!!

[Rita]

What a great time we have all had looking this up -on 365 we learn something new every day. The Green Heron is super, thanks for the share Lin :O)

[Lin]

@barneyone Thanks, Rita - that's so true - I love learning new things!

[Julie Duncan]

YAY! I know this one! It's a cute little Green Heron! Great shot, as they are often elusive! ;)

[Lin]

@juliedduncan Thanks - I was lucky to be walking by one the trees in the lake and heard them. Hope they are there again for my afternoon walk!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

I'm not an expert on birds unless it's a robin or sparrow - and of course MAGPIES. Whatever it is it's a lovely capture and a FAV from me.

[Lin]

@ladymagpie LOL- I'm the same way - don't know hardly any of my birds! Thanks so very much for the fav - made my afternoon!

[Richard Hickey]

Wonderful picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[vstap]

Don't know, but not your average everyday bird! Nice capture!

[Lin]

@agedrunner Thanks, Richard!

[Lin]

@vstap Thanks for stopping by - Mannie named it - It's a Green Heron - can't wait to see if it's still there!

[Daisy Miller]

Great capture.

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

What a great looking bird well taken:)

[Lin]

@daisymiller @stevepam Thanks so much!

[Kay Hodges]

Nice capture

[Kay Hodges]

Just looked it up in my Bird Book and it is a "Green Heron"

[Lin]

@kbird61 @kbird61 Thanks so much, Kay - it's interesting...I took a few captures of a bird in the lake tree about 1/2 an hour ago, and I'm not sure it's the same bird??? I may have a green heron and something else!

[Vega]

wow - great colors and a cool bird indeed

[Lin]

@vega Thanks so much for visiting!

[Carol]

Beautiful shot!

[Laur]

Goood shot. There's another lady on here who takes amazing pics of white herons or egrets at a rookery in Texas.

[Nita]

Lovely capture.

[MB]

Nice capture. And, now I know what a green heron is! Thanks.

[Creative Fool]

Brilliant shot! Fun to identify them as we explore! :)

[Lin]

@fjmom @artsyspunkylady @sansjuan @tahoemb @creativefool Thanks for the views and comments!

[Stephanie Swift]

Don`t know enough about birds to put a name to this one, but this is a lovely capture and a fav.

[Carole Imes]

REally great capture of that heron