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jonesc.kris
jonesc.kris 12 years ago
Little Blue Heron (Juvenile)
Egretta caerulea


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jamiewgoodspeed
jamiewgoodspeed 10 years ago

cool! please consider maybe adding this to the mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2276...

jonesc.kris
jonesc.kris 12 years ago

This is a first year Little Blue Heron. For the first year of the little blue's life they are white. This is so they can blend in with snowy and great egrets for some added protection from predators. This is why we kept seeing this guy close to those two Great Egrets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Blue...

Frank Weaver
Spotted by
Frank Weaver

Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 21, 2012
Submitted on Mar 21, 2012

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