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Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Photo by Ric3
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Primarily blue-gray long-leg wading bird. W/ a white line along the neck and white belly.

Habitat:

Sub-tropical swamps; and along coastal waters. It is a resident breeder along the Gulf Coast.

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Comments (1)
AshleyT
Great photo! One of my favorite birds

Spotted for Missions

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Gulf Coast Oil Spill Impact
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Go.. Go.. Native - Florida
Mission
Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast
Birds seen in Florida
Photographed
PublishedNovember 15, 2015

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