Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor

In the US, the Tricolored Heron is more of an East Coast and Mid-west bird. It is a small heron. Part of its body is blue-gray like the Little Blue Heron, but it has a white belly and rust highlights. Like the other herons, they like fish, crustaceans, reptiles and insects.

Breeding (Feb-July)

03/16/2013 - Boyd Hill Nature Park, Florida 03/16/2013 - Boyd Hill Nature Park, Florida	03/14/2013 - Bailey Tract, Sanibel Island, FL 03/14/2013 - Bailey Tract, Sanibel Island, FL	Diving for fish 03/14/2013 - Bailey Tract, Sanibel Island, FL Diving for fish 03/14/2013 - Bailey Tract, Sanibel Island, FL
Fish in beak 03/14/2013 - Bailey Tract, Sanibel Island, FL Fish in beak 03/14/2013 - Bailey Tract, Sanibel Island, FL	03/15/2013 - Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Ft. Naples, FL 03/15/2013 - Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Ft. Naples, FL	04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
03/01/2016 - Audubon South Padre Island, TX 03/01/2016 - Audubon South Padre Island, TX

Non-breeding (Aug-Jan)

Alligator tail in background 12/15/2010 - Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL Alligator tail in background 12/15/2010 - Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL

12/15/2010 - Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL 12/15/2010 - Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL

12/16/2010 - Florida Keys, Highway 1 12/16/2010 - Florida Keys, Highway 1

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