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Sarasota News Leader December 28, 2012 Page 97 Snowy Egret, or Golden Slippers, as we like to of the immature Ibis and Little Blue Heron. call this bird down here. It is seldom that we Tricky? No. Just downright wicked! see them head-on and all fluffed-up. I will point out that the photo of the immature Second, birds hatch as babies (surprise!), and American Bald Eagle bathing at the pond exemplifies both explanations. A view of it on during their adolescent years, many members the ground, bathing in the pond, is not the typof species will not necessarily look as they ical image one has of an eagle. Its youthful will when they are grown-ups. I am sure you overall dark feathering precluded its instant have noticed something similar to that at fami- identification; no familiar white head and tail ly and college reunions. Two quiz photos were feathers for quick recognition. Little Blue Heron