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Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
(L 24" WS 40" WT 12 oz)
Juveniles are white...dull
greenish legs...populations are
declining due to habitat loss.
greenish legs...populations are
declining due to habitat loss.
So much depends
upon a blue heron
meditating
at water‘s edge
as aspen leaves
float past
beneath clouds
crossing
an endless
desert sky.
(after William Carlos
Williams)
Williams)
Sanibel Island
Near Causeway
19Jan2017
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Dennis
Paulson
Dennis
Paulson
Egretta in French (aigrette)
means little heron; caerulea in
Latin means steel blue.
means little heron; caerulea in
Latin means steel blue.
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Six Mile Cypress
Slough Preserve
Slough Preserve
06Apr2022
juvenile