{"id":24601,"date":"2012-10-30T15:31:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:18","slug":"little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern USA or beyond in winter. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the border between the US and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Little Blue Heron\u00a0<i>Egretta\u00a0caerulea<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-160-24601\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1077\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-8.jpg\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/thumbs\/thumbs_little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1076\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-7.jpg\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at La Parguera,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at La Parguera,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/thumbs\/thumbs_little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1075\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-6.jpg\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/thumbs\/thumbs_little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1074\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-5.jpg\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/thumbs\/thumbs_little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1073\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-4.jpg\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/thumbs\/thumbs_little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1072\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-3.jpg\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/thumbs\/thumbs_little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1071\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-2.jpg\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/thumbs\/thumbs_little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1070\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/juvenile-little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-1.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at Rio Caonillas,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-little-blue-heron-egretta-caerulea-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern USA or beyond in winter. 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