Tricolor Heron (Egretta tricolor). Location: St Augustine (FL, USA) One of the most beautiful of herons .Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage (like this one), they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back @bbcearth Breeds in colonies, often with other species of wading birds. Male selects site within colony and displays there to attract mate. Tricolored Herons build stick nests in mixed colonies of large waders with both parents incubating the eggs and feeding the young. #nature #birds #florida #beautiful #beauty #heron #bird #photography #audubon #best_birds_of_ig #Planetbirds #bird_brilliance #nuts_about_birds #naturyst #kings_birds #bestbirdshots #your_best_birds #YourShotPhotographer (at St. Augustine, Florida)