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Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)

A common heron of coastal wetlands in the USA where it also feeds in freshwater lakes and marshes. It is slate blue most of the year but breeding birds develop reddish purple head and neck plumage. Confusingly, juveniles are completely white and can be confused with snowy egrets.


This bird was feeding in the muddy shallows of the marina at Flamingo in the Everglades National Park, Florida.

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Everglades National Park, Florida.

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Ding Darling Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida.

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This bird was settling down to roost in the Everglades National Park, Florida, and is caught in the soft evening light.

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