Florida Everglades Birds and Wildlife

Snowy Egret

Louisiana Heron
also known as
Tricolored Heron
(tricolor Hydranassa)

• Family - Ardeidae
• Identification - Long legs and neck. Dark body with white underparts,wings accented with brown.
• Food - Frogs, small fish, salamanders, lizards, snakes, and crawfish
• Nest - Often found wading in deeper waters off the salt-water shores.

Green Heron
(Butoides Striatus)

• Family - Ardeidae
• Identification - Small bird, back and sides of neck are chestnut in color.
• Food - Frogs, small fish, salamanders, lizards, snakes, and crawfish
• Nest - Often found in trees.

Photographs provided by Joel Gerwitz of Marco Island Florida

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