Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor


Tricolored Heron
Above and below, wintering Tricolored Herons running while stalking prey, in Mexico and Costa Rica respectively. These birds are in non-breeding plumage, with yellow-and-gray bills and yellow legs.


Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron
Another Tricolored Heron in non-breeding plumage, this one in Florida.



Tricolored Heron
Non-breeding plumage bird, possibly first-cycle, in late March, showing some brown and
rufous in upperpart feathering, enhanced by early morning light.


Tricolored Heron
Above and below, Tricoloreds in full breeding plumage, with white crown plumes, blue and gray bills, and reddish legs, both in central Florida in March, the one below also carrying nesting material.


Tricolored Heron


Tricolored Heron
Above, on the Texas Gulf Coast in April, a bird in breeding plumage but not at the hormonal peak of breeding season, as shown by legs gray rather than reddish. Below, closeups of the breeding plumage.


Tricolored Heron


Tricolored Heron