Tricoloured Heron

 

The Tricolored Heron is a sleek and slender heron adorned in blue-gray, lavender, and white.

The white stripe down the middle of its sinuous neck and its white belly set it apart from other dark herons.

This fairly small heron wades through coastal waters in search of small fish, often running and stopping with quick turns and starts, as if dancing in a ballet.

It’s common in southern saltmarshes and was once known as the Louisiana Heron. Cornell All About Birds

 It builds stick nests in trees and shrubs, often in colonies with other wading birds.