Emerging
This juvenile Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) was moving from one location to another along the edge of Lake Springfield. If you look closely you can see a few rain drops falling in the darker parts. There were some isolated showers in the area.
Although their populations are in decline, the Cornell Labs says this: "During the feathered-hat fashion craze of the early twentieth century, Little Blue Herons’ lack of showy “aigrette plumes” saved them from the hunting frenzy that decimated other heron and egret populations."
Emerging
This juvenile Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) was moving from one location to another along the edge of Lake Springfield. If you look closely you can see a few rain drops falling in the darker parts. There were some isolated showers in the area.
Although their populations are in decline, the Cornell Labs says this: "During the feathered-hat fashion craze of the early twentieth century, Little Blue Herons’ lack of showy “aigrette plumes” saved them from the hunting frenzy that decimated other heron and egret populations."