Little Blue Heron
by Olga Hamilton
Title
Little Blue Heron
Artist
Olga Hamilton
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Description
Bathtub Reef, Hutchinson Island, Florida
The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron. It breeds in the Gulf 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. The little blue heron stalks its prey methodically in shallow water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans, small rodents and insects.
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June 15th, 2014
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