The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron of the genus Egretta. It is a small, darkly colored heron with a two-toned bill. Juveniles are...
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The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most...
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Blue heron may refer to: Great blue heron, a large wading bird Little blue heron, a small heron Blue Heron Airport, a privately owned public-use airport...
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reddish egret), or have a white juvenile plumage (little blue heron). The breeding habitat of Egretta herons is marshy wetlands in warm regions. They nest...
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complex. Amongst the day herons, little sexual dimorphism in plumage is seen (except in the pond-herons); however, for the night herons and smaller bitterns...
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The white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) also known as the white-fronted heron, and incorrectly as the grey heron, or blue crane, is a common bird...
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Egret (category Herons)
is just white. The little blue heron has all-white juvenile plumage. Great egret or great white egret, Ardea alba Great blue heron, Ardea herodias Intermediate...
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heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Striated herons...
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International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 74 species of herons, egrets, and bitterns in the family Ardeidae. They are distributed among...
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Island in the Halifax River. A hungry little blue heron feasts on a fish in the Halifax River. A great blue heron near City Island in the Halifax River...
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