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Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Photo by NoahGarbarino
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

The juveniles of this species display the "tricolor" much better than the adults with more of the reddish feathers coming out. This one was spotted around sunset with the sky reflecting off the water behind it.

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Tricolored Heron

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PublishedAugust 7, 2011

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