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Little blue heron

Egretta caerulea

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted in shallows of the Indian River

Notes:

In the third photo the little blue is joined by a tri-colored heron, Egretta tricolor.

Reference Links:

Little Blue Heron, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
auntnance123
Thanks, annorion. It was late afternoon and he was just inside of the shadow of the river bank. The tri-colorwas an unexpected bonus.
annorion
Beautiful series! Like the silvery gray look of the water in the first two and the third is a really awesome comparison of two similarly looking birds!
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2012

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