Bird id requested

I'm still trying to learn some of these birds I find around the area but I've not seen anything like this one. Is it a juvenile something or is it a mature bird? I saw a photo of a "limpkin" [sp?] and thought it looked similar.

The clarity of this pic almost made me buy that borrowed S2. Lens was 80-200 f2.8 AF-D.



(Now that I'm legal for the For Sale forum, I'm off to see what's there) :wink:

 

Hi Gale,
Oooo...that's a nice one! They are kinda cool. Still like the egrets and herons, though.

Yes, I'm definitely planning on coming. I wanted to last Feb but my oldest daughter and wife went to Atlanta for a competition so I had the little one with me.

I'm working on making my final decision about a body. Hate to make the wrong choice when talking about this much money. If I can find a D2X in stock next week, I'll probably do that. If it's any longer, I may just settle for a D2hs and some other studio cam. I've held off making this decision for a year now, trying to focus on learning all I can about the business. I've studied the specs, borrowed a few, tried a few others so now it's time.

I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone and getting the opportunity to get some great captures! I feel like a little kid....  

 

Hi Harris,
That's a neat shot! From looking at their expressions you can almost see their shyness. He only tolerated me for a few minutes then took off. Hope I'll get to meet you at the Merritt Island get together. I've admired your photos for quite a while now.