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Little Blue Heron (juvenile)

Egretta caerulea

Photo by Ruby
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Little Blue Heron (juvenile)

Egretta caerulea
Anne Marie McCaffrey
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Ruby
Thanks Anne Marie!
Anne Marie McCaffrey
Snowy egrets have black legs and yellow feet, the bill is an odd color for a Snowy as well. Could this be a white morph of Great Blue Heron? I don't know if those are common in NC, I know they are found in Florida.

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PublishedOctober 14, 2013

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