Little Blue Heron

This has been a busy week for me. Unfortunately it was busy at work, and not busy outside watching birds or taking photos. The result is that it has been a week since my last post. Even now, as I write this, I am pressed for time, so I have quickly scanned my images and found one that I want to share. It is nothing spectacular..."just" a Little Blue Heron that was conveniently close to the boardwalk within Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. I really like the color of their plumage, and the contrast of that yellow eye.

I think this is my last post related to the January trip to Florida. I have accumulated a lot of pictures since that trip, but startling few of them are worth sharing. This just means that I will have to go outside, do some more birdwatching and take some more photos so that I will have more stuff to share here. And that is a good thing...I need the time outside. Alas, it will have to wait one more weekend. I will use this coming week to continue being busy at work, and to decide where I want to visit next weekend. In the mean time...enjoy this heron.

Little Blue Heron

The name Little Blue Heron makes that species sound like the little brother of the Great Blue Heron. If you are comparing the Little Blue to the Great Blue, then yes...it is true that the Little Blue is "little", but it is not really a small bird. And while both the Little Blue and the Great Blue do have blue coloration (most of the time), the Great Blue really seems more gray to me, and the Little Blue is leaning towards purple (or, maybe it is indigo).

Regardless of the idiosyncrasies of his common name, the Little Blue Heron is a beautiful bird. Here is a photo of an adult, in all his blue-ish glory, found near the Anhinga Trail within Everglades National Park. He appears to be very serious about finding his next meal.

Three Waders

This is my last post containing pictures from my recent trip to Orlando Wetlands Park. The pictures are of three different wading birds: Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron and Great Egret (top to bottom).