Couple of Egrets

First is smallish size so I think could be Little Egret (pic.1). 2nd one is larger and I am not sure. Chinese maybe(pic 2 and 3)?
Location: Lumpini Park right in the heart of Bangkok. Thanks.
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3rd one is Chinese!! The pale leg and large pale lower mandibles, the 2nd one could be Chinese as well as you can see small feathers sticking out from the nape all along the hindneck which resembles the region of growth for breeding plumage for Chinese and the feet are still black with yellow toes, so may be a post breeding individual for Chinese, first one is Little Egret.

Ah! thank you Mr.Tou. Glad to know it is Chinese for 2 and 3.

All Little Egrets. The lower 2 are juveniles. Chinese would show orange-yellow on the bill, not pale pink.

Dave

digdeep1962 wrote:All Little Egrets. The lower 2 are juveniles. Chinese would show orange-yellow on the bill, not pale pink.

Dave

Thanks Dave I'll take note of that orange/yellow bill distinction when I next see egrets.

digdeep1962 wrote:All Little Egrets. The lower 2 are juveniles. Chinese would show orange-yellow on the bill, not pale pink.

Dave

Thanks Dave, had not seen young Little with such bare parts colorations yet.