Little Blue Heron

61 cm (24") Common. Marshes, ponds, swamps, and shores.

Dark overall; head and neck purplish; bill two-toned with blue-gray at base and black at tip; body and wings blue-gray; legs bluish green. Immature is all white with dull olive legs; bill two-toned with blue-gray at base and black at tip; in transition to adult plumage birds become blotched with blue-gray.

Song: usually silent but squawks when alarmed.

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Credit: Kenneth Cole Schneider

Credit: ~Sage~

Credit: Marc AuMarc

Credit: Kenneth Cole Schneider

Distribution Maps

Little Blue Heron winter distribution map

Little Blue Heron distribution map