Little Blue Heron

Description: 25-30" Adult slate blue with maroon neck, immatures white, bill grayish with black tip, legs greenish, similar to smaller Snowy, purplish head and neck, both sexes similar	Habitat: Common in inland freshwater lagoons, lakes, marshes, meadows, flooded grasslands. Also found in coastal saltwater wetlands such as mangroves and mud flats. Occasionally seen in company of Tricolored Herons
Nesting: 3-5 pale blue or green eggs on sticks built in a tree or small bush, nests in colonies	Range: breeds mainly on central-southeastern US, winters along gulf coast in Florida, Atlantic coast, and tropics
Voice: usually silent but squawks when alarmed, various croaks and noises at nesting colonies	Diet: fish, amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, and insects

Notes: Stalks prey quietly in shallow water, flight is graceful and strong with relatively quick wing-strokes, may compete for nest site with Cattle Egrets

When present in Oklahoma: Can be seen abundantly statewide in summer, extreme southern section along Red River in winter