Photo at a Glance:
Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor, wading birds, breeding plumage, wildlife, Florida.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species: Egretta tricolor
Tricolored heron, Great Egret, Yellow Crowned Night Heron.
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Tricolored Heron

The breeding plumage
of the tricolred heron is as vibrant as any of the waders, except for
perhaps the cattle egret. This one, slightly past peak, posed nicely
for me in the warm evening light. Image taken in Florida. (Egretta tricolor).
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