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Egretta tricolor
Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back. This heron stalks its prey in shallow or deeper water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, crustaceans, reptiles, and insects.
Bodie Island National Wildlife Refuge
Spotted on Jan 19, 2014
Submitted on May 2, 2014
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