little blue heron
Florida caerulea latin
Hydranassa caerulea latin

Little blue herons took small flights each time I approached.

Little blue herons decreased through the 1980's until there were only 100 remaining in the state.

On South Brother observers may see the little blue heron, the rarest of the nesting harbor birds.

The Little Blue Heron stalks its prey methodically in shallow water, often running as it does so.

The Little Blue Heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps.

Little Blue Heron has all-white juvenile plumage.

"I went to the lake with him, and he was aiming to fish, and I was going to look for some little blue herons.

Little Blue Heron

The Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron.

Other animals that are more frequently seen include white-tailed deer, squirrels, little blue herons, night herons, and barred owls.

White Little Blue Herons often mingle with Snowy Egrets.

In the marshes, great blue, green and little blue herons, as well as common and snowy egrets, hunt for fish.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Little Blue Heron

The Snowy Egret tolerates their presence more than Little Blue Herons in adult plumage.

little blue heron (Egretta caerulea)

Sarakoe is the name of a bird, a Surinamese general name for the Little Blue Heron which is found in this area.

The Swamp: American alligators, alligator snapping turtles, eastern screech owls, little blue herons, North American river otters, and snowy egrets.

The area provides habitat for deer, wild turkey, gopher tortoises, barred owl, red-shouldered hawks, the Florida mouse, gopher frog, little blue heron and snowy egret.

There were snowy egrets, glossy ibis, black-crowned and yellow-crowned night herons, little blue herons, green herons and tri-colored herons.

USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter - Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor),

Bird inhabitants include double-crested cormorants, great blue heron, little blue herons, tricolor heron, snowy egret, osprey, kingfisher and grebe.

The lake supports the nesting habitat for four species of endangered birds: little blue heron, yellow-crowned night heron, black-crowned night heron, and yellow-headed blackbird.

Prey species have included Little Blue Herons, curassows, toucans, wood-quails, pigeons, macaws, parrots, cotingas, chickens and even a Black Vulture.

Wildlife on and around Munyon Island includes blue sea grass, Great Blue Heron, and Little Blue Heron.