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Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Photo by Jim Nelson
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a smaller-sized heron, spotted in a creek feeding on small minnows. Per the photos, this bird has a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck.

Habitat:

This was spotted in Everglades National Park in a wooded area close to a lake.

Notes:

It did not seem to be shy about being close to humans, and went about its business with little attention to us.

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Tricolored heron

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Comments (3)
Jim Nelson
Ashley...thanks for the recognition! Have a great holiday!
AshleyT
Great shots, Jim! Love these guys, they are so pretty

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