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Illustration of a little blue heron (Egretta caerulea), showing a slender bird with bluish-gray feathers, a long neck, and long legs, walking with its head lowered.
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Also known as: Egretta caerulea
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Illustration of a little blue heron (Egretta caerulea), showing a slender bird with bluish-gray feathers, a long neck, and long legs, walking with its head lowered.
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The little blue heron (Florida caerulea) is a small American heron. Herons, in general, are long-legged wading birds found worldwide, most commonly in the tropics. They typically feed in shallow waters, catching aquatic animals, and nest in colonies called heronries. Herons fly with their legs trailing and neck held back. The little blue heron is classified within the genus Egretta, which also includes egrets and other heron species like the tricolored heron.12

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