Great blue and Little Blue Heron at Honey Moon Island State Park
by L Bosco
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Great blue and Little Blue Heron at Honey Moon Island State Park
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L Bosco
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Photograph - Digital Image
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Many smaller wading birds will be seen near larger birds. In some cases the larger wading birds will foster small birds from the time they are small. This little blue heron appears to have bonded with the larger bird, as the large bird began to walk the smaller bird followed. The male wading birds in Florida develop lovely "mating plumage" during the winter. This Great Blue Heron has a lovely mixture of white, grey and blue.The great blue heron is found throughout most of North America, as far north as Alaska and the southern Canadian provinces in the summer. In winter, the range extends south through Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean to South America. The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family. Despite its different last name, the Little Blue Heron is probably a close relative of the Snowy Egret. It looks much like a Snowy when it is young, but molts to a dark slate-blue plumage as an adult. Generally wary and hard to approach. Nests in colonies, sometimes of this species alone; in large mixed heronries, Little Blues tend to nest along the edges. Some of its largest colonies are in the lower Mississippi Valley, where it often nests in association with Cattle Egrets.Honeymoon Island is a State Park near Dunedin, Florida. A natural barrier island, this state park boasts four miles of sandy beaches, nature trails, and abundant wildlife.
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January 26th, 2021
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