Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor, wading birds, breeding plumage, wildlife, Florida.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species: Egretta tricolor
Tricolored heron, Great Egret, Yellow Crowned Night Heron.
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The breeding plumage of the tricolred heron is as vibrant as any of the waders, except for perhaps the cattle egret. This one, slightly past peak, posed nicely for me in the warm evening light. Image taken in Florida. (Egretta tricolor).