Smaller than a Great Blue Heron; about the size of a Snowy Egret. Adult Little Blue Herons are very dark all over. At close range or in good light, they have a rich purple-maroon head and …

May 22, 2024 · Little blue herons forage slowly in the shallows of marshes and estuaries. They are entirely blue, with a darker blue-purple head and a two-toned bill. Fascinating Fact: …

Little blue heron in Cananeia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The little blue heron [note 1] (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron of the genus Egretta. It is a small, darkly colored heron with a two-toned bill. …

Adults solidly dark blue-gray, tinged more red-violet on head and neck; bill blue with black tip. Smaller and more compact than dark morph of Reddish Egret, with shorter bill and legs, …

A small, dark heron arrayed in moody blues and purples, the Little Blue Heron is a common but inconspicuous resident of marshes and estuaries in the Southeast. They stalk shallow waters …

Small heron with strikingly different adult and immature plumages. Adult is distinctive: mostly grayish-blue with a contrasting deep purplish head and neck. Also note greenish legs and …

The Little Blue Heron is white only as a juvenile, transitioning to a dark gray-blue as an adult. The Reddish Egret exhibits both a white color morph and a dark color morph. The Great Blue …

Little Blue Heron: It typically walks slowly with its neck outstretched and bill pointed downward, striking its prey with a downward motion. Reddish Egret: This species exhibits highly …

Mar 9, 2023 · Little Blue Heron is a medium-large, long-legged, darkly colored bird from the Ardeidae family. This bird can be seen in both saltwater and freshwater ecosystems in the …

Mar 18, 2017 · Compared to juvenile Little Blue Herons, white-morph Reddish Egrets have darker legs and have a pink base to the bill rather than bluish gray. Tricolored Herons have white …