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Little Blue Heron (immature)

Egretta caerulea

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JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago
Little Blue Heron (immature)
Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron | National Audubon Society Birds


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James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

LOL yes Ashley, little breezy here today!

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AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Haha someone is having a bad hair day :)

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

The mandible shows a considerable amount of blue pigmentation which separates this from other ciconiiformes. As for the retracted neck, you can see that the length is sufficient in length by the folds of plumage.

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James McNair
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James McNair

Titusville, Florida, USA

Spotted on Dec 24, 2014
Submitted on Dec 24, 2014

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