A small, slate blue bird with a maroon head and neck, long green legs, and a long, blue-grey bill with a black tip. It methodically stalks it prey in shallow water, often running as it does so. Little Blue Herons can be seen in large mixed groups of herons and egrets.
Wetland
They have a range that encompasses much of the Americas, from the Southern United States to northern South America. Some populations are migratory. Found along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Florida, but is most abundant along the Gulf of Mexico.
Uncommon
Diurnal
Diet consists of fish, frogs, lizards, snakes, turtles, and crustaceans such as fiddler crabs, crayfish and shrimp. They also eat aquatic insects and spiders.
Little Blue Herons are not energetic birds. They will sometimes walk quickly or even run, but are usually seen walking slowly and daintily along marshes. While hunting, these birds are loners, but nest together in small or large colonies
Helps control insect populations
Least Concern
