[Length 24 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This juvenile Little Blue Heron was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: December 06, 2019)

[Length 26 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Tricolored Heron was photographed at Ding Darling NWR on Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1991)

[Length 26 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Tricolored Heron was photographed at Eco Pond in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1991)

[Length 26 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This juvenile Tricolored Heron was photographed at the Port Aransas Birding Center Board Walk, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 2003)

[Length 26 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Tricolored Heron was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 6, 2006)

[Length 26 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Tricolored Heron was photographed at Bolivar Flats, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 6, 2008)

[Length 26 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Tricolored Heron was photographed at Bolivar Flats, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 6, 2008)

[Length 26 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Tricolored Heron was photographed at the Crab Street marsh, Surfside Beach, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 17, 2009)