Little Blue Heron (Juvenile) on the Beach at Ft. De Soto Park, Tierra Verde, Florida

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I photographed this Little Blue Heron at the East Beach section of Fort De Soto Park in Tierra Verde, Florida as it searched the shallows for its next meal. The Little Blue Heron is a medium-large heron. It breeds in the Gulf of Mexico states of the US, through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern US or beyond in winter. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range, as far as the Canada–US border. This species is about 24 inches (60cm) long, with a 40-inch (102cm) wingspan, and weighs 11.5 ounces (325gm). It is a medium-large, long-legged heron with a long pointed blue or greyish bill with a black tip. Breeding adult birds have blue-grey plumage except for the head and neck, which are purplish and have long blue filamentous plumes. The legs and feet are dark blue. The sexes are similar. Non-breeding adults have dark blue head and neck plumage and paler legs. Young birds, such as this one, are all white except for dark wing tips and have dull greenish legs. They gradually acquire blue plumage as they mature.
Info above was extracted from Wikipedia.

Taken in: United States / Florida / Fort De Soto (show map)

Taken on: April 24, 2023

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Little Blue Heron

Heron, Little Blue

Heron

Wading Bird

Fort De Soto Park

Ft De Soto Park

Tierra Verde

Tampa

St. Petersburg

St. Pete

Florida

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Sets appears in: • Birds of Florida - Herons & Egrets

Camera: Nikon D850, f/14.0, 0.003 sec (1/320) sec (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
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