Here is another bird I saw one a local body of water that they are working to clear of invasive plants. It is bigger than the green heron, but much smaller than the egret. This is a juvenile little blue heron.
There were no signs of any adults around. So this heron must be on his own now. Juveniles are all white with a two toned bill. An adult little blue heron is blue-grey with a purple-maroon head and neck.
This bird is either in a bad mood or intensely focused.
Again I want to thank the local municipality for attempting to remove the invasive plants. I understand this bird is a short visitor in our area. It may only show up for a week before it moves on. Removing the plants ensures it had a spot locally to make a layover.
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I’ve never seen a juvenile blue heron. Your photos are stunning.
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First time for me ! I had heard from a friend a lot of wildlife was returning due to the removal efforts of the invasive plants. No sign of an adult. So it is on its own.
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Invasive plants seem to just take over! I was at my dad’s recently and there is this vine thing that was trying to grow on everything! It took over a walnut tree, a trailer, and was just going!! We yanked out as much as we could. I love that they are removing the invasive plants where you were. Pretty cool that wildlife is returning.
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I never seen this guy before, thank you for sharing the pictures..
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First time for me as well!
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Wow. I would have messed up the identification. Good on you!
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I had help! It’s hard to tell from a distance. I was told two toned beak. Egrets on the lake too I believe.
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I especially like the photo with the heron’s reflection, there’s so much clarity in all of the photos, beautiful.
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Thanks! I like reflection shots too, but sometimes the wildlife is too tall to do one.
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You’re welcome, that’s something I didn’t think about but so true :).
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I love the picture with the reflection, so pretty!
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Thanks for teaching me something I did not know about herons. I saw my first little blue last year at a preserve near Houston, and thought it was so pretty. Amazing how these little whites transform into little blues.
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I no think I would have to go south to see that. I have yet to see an adult here. Caught some pictures of it today after work of it catching more than just dragonflies.
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Beautiful!
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They are!
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Nice Juvenile Little Blue Heron images! Enjoyed seeing them!
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Thanks! It was fun to see!
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