Herons – Great Blue & Little Blue
A Great Blue Heron arrived to fish alongside a Little Blue Heron.
Silhouetted size comparison
Great Blue Heron (background), Little Blue Heron (foreground)
As I walked slowly down the trail to the left, both herons began walking to my right, just as I had hoped, continuing their fishing.
Here’s my favorite shot of each heron once I got positioned between the sunlight and them.
Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
— Photos taken at Everglades NP, Gulf Coast
Great shots! Seems like you have a beautiful, bright day in Florida. Take care, my friend. 🙂
Thank you, HJ! The weather has been awesome, I’m luvin’ it! Beats 30-40s at home in Maryland. 😉
Excellent !!! And so it begins 😀😀.
Thank you, Ted! I hope so!! 😀
Beautiful shots, Donna. I wonder if they’re related to the Great Blue and Little Blue I saw wandering through my backyard today. 😅
Thank you, Sylvia! Of course! Mine says to tell yours “Hi” and sends their love! 😍
😀 Will do.
I love the slate colors of the Little Blue. I’ve only seen a couple when visting FL, I don’t believe they migrate up to New England. Nice pix, Donna!
Thank you, Eliza, I agree with you on Little Blue. I was happy I could get him in the light better to show its subtle coloring, I’ve not seen many Little Blues over the years myself. I ‘scored’ on this one, yay!
Both beautiful birds Donna, I wonder how the size difference came about. 🥰
Thank you, John! Hmmmmm…don’t know that answer. 😉
Never knew the size difference, great images, thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Jane, the Little Blues are adorable for their size, with still a hit of elegance like the Great Blue. 🙂
Love your Little Blue Heron Donna, I don’t think I have seen this one before!
Thank you, Ashley, isn’t it a little beauty?!! I was thrilled to spot him/her at close range. 😊
You have captured their intensity. The herons I see in the UK are always focused on their next catch.
Thank you Ember! They do have patience with focusing on their next catch, don’t they?!! 🙂
Nice Heron images Donna! The first shows the size difference between them. Always fun to photograph herons! Can not wait to see more images!
Thank you, Reed!
How nice of the herons to pose so that you could get a size comparison shot. We have only one sort of heron here so I enjoyed seeing your examples.
Thank you, Tom!
Interesting to see the comparison in size. Lovely photos, Donna!
Thank you, Belinda!
You’re just going to have such fun with all those exotic birds to snap and show us! Can’t wait to see them all!
It’s been Happy Birding almost every day! Time to go thru them is the hard part, lol. 😉
Know that feeling only too well! 😉
Very nice, Donna! I like the two portraits but the image of the GBH and LB together is especially nice.
Thank you, Ellen!