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Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Photo by James McNair
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Field Notes

Description:

White bird medium sized with black tipped beak, wing tips look reddish. Assuming it is immature

Habitat:

Wetlands in Florida

Species ID Suggestions

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Comments (7)

Definitely not a cattle egret. I agree that it's an immature little blue heron. No clue why those outer wing feathers are appearing reddish, but leg/bill color and proportions don't fit any other bird
Ok....here goes. Let's try to ID it! ;)
Cattle Egrets have shorter, thicker bills and are much more compact than this egret (in my opinion). Here is another link to compare. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cattle_Egret/id
Here is a link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_egret
Leaning towards a juvenile Little Blue Heron, but the color on the wings (It could be a play of light) doesn't seem correct. My other guess would be a Reddish Egret White morph but the color on the wings and color of the legs don't match that either.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2017

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