Same Little Blue Heron

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I’ve always been partial to Little Blue Herons, the elegant wading birds who are entirely white as juveniles, then gradually develop patches of blue plumage until they mature into entirely blue adults. (All About Birds – Little Blue Heron).

On a trip to Merritt Island NWR I was admiring the sleek Little Blue Heron in the top photo.

A mere 20 minutes later, he looked quite different as he fluffed up on a mangrove branch. ☀️

30 thoughts on “Same Little Blue Heron”

  11. Ah, the heron so blue, in sartorial disguise 🎭 From alabaster youth to indigo skies 🦋

    Its wardrobe’s a marvel, couture avian chic 👔 A molting metamorphosis week after week 🔄

    One moment it’s sleek, like a poet in flight ✒️ The next, it’s a puffball of feathered delight 🎈

    I marvel at nature, her wit never wanes 🌍 She stitches her punchlines in pigment and veins 🧵

    So cheers to the heron—both stately and spry 🍷 A feathered philosopher with plumage to try 🤓

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