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Tricolored Heron (juvenile)

Egretta tricolor

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Description:

This heron's wings and body are mainly cobalt blue. Only juvenile tricolored herons have a red-brown neck and spots of the same color on their backs and wings.

Habitat:

Solitary bird seen wading in a mangrove and cypress swamp at Big Cypress National Preserve.

Reference Links:

Tricolored Heron photos and videos, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedApril 23, 2019

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