Ed,

I just came back from Sanibel island in Fl and from a visit to Ding Darling drive where I saw a reddish heron from about 100 feet away as well as tricolored herons. So I can say from experience that it looks like a reddish heron and not a tricolor. The immature catbird made me think about it for a few seconds. 

I also drive thru the Merritt Island preserve near Cape Canaveral and saw some spoonbills closeup.  Surprising that you can see wood storks and ibis on the city streets near the Everglades. 

Thanks for the easy fun.

Harry

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From: Edward Talik <> 

> I know we can't post our photos in the e-mails, 
> so here is a link to a few of my bird shots. The 
> site is free, so the resolution is not all that 
> great (originals are tack sharp). Since our 
> conversation has been about misidentification, 
> I thought I'd include an example of one here. 
> One of these photos is labeled incorrectly. 
> Which one? Hmmmm? 
> 
> Talk about embarrassing, this shot was nearly 
> published with the wrong name. luckily I caught 
> it during an edit. Whew!!!!! 
> 
> http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=1611032 
> 
> -Eddie Talik 
> Upper Marlboro