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Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

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Description:

Photo take in and mangrove area near the coast. This is the season the herons and egrets star nesting. Breeding adult birds have blue-grey plumage except for the head and neck, which are purplish and have long blue filamentous plumes. The legs and feet are dark blue.

Habitat:

Found from Florida all the Caribbean sea , central America to Uruguay.

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Little Blue Heron

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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedMarch 18, 2012

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