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Little Blue Heron (and Red-eared Slider)

Egretta caerulea, (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The heron is mostly blue-gray all over with a more maroonish head and neck. The slider is a large pond turtle with a dark shell and dark skin that has yellow markings with a red "ear" patch.

Habitat:

Found on a log together in a swampy pond.

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Little Blue Heron

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PublishedJune 4, 2013

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