little blue heron

noun

1. a small heron, Egretta caerulea, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere, having bluish-gray plumage.

Example Sentences

Herons and egrets also come through, so keep your eyes peeled for green herons, little blue herons, great egrets and snowy egrets.

From Washington Post

Great blue and little blue herons use the stand-and-wait method of hunting.

From Washington Post

One of them, a yellow-crowned night heron, is nocturnal, while the other, a little blue heron, is active during the day.

From Reuters

Thousands of little blue herons, roseate spoonbills, snowy egrets, pelicans and other chattering birds were gone.

From US News

This weekend’s trip, the first of the summer, heads to the Hoffman and Swinburne Islands, where you can expect to see snowy egrets, little blue herons and many other species.

From New York Times