[Length 18 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Green Heron was photographed at the Convention Center Boardwalk, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: June 13, 2012)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Green Heron was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: September 25, 2015)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This Little Blue Heron was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 16, 2006)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This immature Little Blue Heron was photographed at Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1983)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This Little Blue Heron was photographed at Key West in the Florida Keys, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: September 1989)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This juvenal plumage (white) Little Blue Heron was photographed at Shoveler Pond, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=600mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 22, 2006)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This juvenile Little Blue Heron was photographed at Alligator Pond, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 29, 2009)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This Little Blue Heron was photographed at WBC Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: November 13, 2010)