Squacco Heron

I was excited to see a squacco heron, a new heron for me, in the Mabamba Swamp off Lake Victoria southwest of Entebbe, Uganda. 

In breeding plumage it has a yellow-buff or straw colored crown, the feathers are elongated and it gets golden to cinnamon-buff plumes on the lower neck and back. The bill becomes bright blue. This is way short of what I've seen in photos. 

When it takes flight it begins to look very white with white wings, rump and tail. 

Squacco heron illustration in breeding plumage from Birds of the World. Note the dark blue bill, except the tip. 

Squacco heron illustration in non-breeding plumage from Birds of the World. 

Range of the squacco heron from Birds of the World. Purple is year-round, orange is breeding and light blue is wintering.