Tricolored Heron, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 217, as “Louisiana Heron”
Water & shore birds

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor
“As the bird waded further out into the open a white stripe down its neck was revealed – a Tricolored Heron festively adorned in smoky blue and lavender plumage.”
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As the bird waded further out into the open a white stripe down its neck was revealed – a Tricolored Heron festively adorned in smoky blue and lavender plumage.