Egretta tricolor
Medium heron, blue-gray upperparts, head, neck, wings, paler rump, white stripe on foreneck, white belly. Also has white plumes on back of head and rust-brown plumes on lower neck, back during the breeding season. Bill and legs are olive-brown. Direct flight on steady wing beats.
Open Wetlands
Lat: 32.15, Long: -81.11
Spotted on Nov 23, 2011
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012
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