Preening Tri-Color is a photograph by Norman Johnson which was uploaded on May 17th, 2017.
Preening Tri-Color
A tri-colored heron preens itself in a rookery near Kissimmee, Florida.... more
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Preening Tri-Color
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Norman Johnson
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A tri-colored heron preens itself in a rookery near Kissimmee, Florida.
Tri-colored herons (egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisianna heron, can be found in the coastal sub-tropical swamps of the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, down to central Brazil and Peru in South America.
It is a medium sized slender heron measuring from 23.6" to 27.6" in length with a wingspan between 37.4" and 38" with a long slender neck and long orange yellowish-brown bill with a black tip.The long legs are yellow or orange as well as the feet. The head, neck, back and upperwings are a blue-grey and a white line runs down the neck to a white belly. During breeding season the bill turns a bright blue and some white feathers extend from the back of the head.
Tri-colored herons eat mostly small fish that they often chase and herd with open wings, sometimes looking like they are doing a crazy dance.
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Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "Coastal Waterbirds-Shorebirds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it, Don. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Coastal Waterbirds - Shorebirds."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it, Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your work is featured on the homepage of the Pixels/FAA Group Beauty in Art! 5/19/17 - Please share your Feature in our Feature's Discussion thread! Tweeting!
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it, Jilian.. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Beauty In Art."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it, John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."
William Tasker
Fabulous, Norman! There is always a few seconds when these birds preen that their feather fluff out. You always nail that timing! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it, William. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World."
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