[Length 36 in. Wingspan 63 in.]

This Grey Heron was photographed near Izumi on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 37 in. Wingspan 64 in.]

This Grey Heron was photographed at Cley Marshes RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 2002)

[Length 36 in. Wingspan 63 in.]

This Grey Heron in flight was photographed near Izumi on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This Little Blue Heron was photographed at Anahuac NWR, TX. 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. 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. 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, TX. 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, TX. 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)