Striated Heron

The striated heron, also called the mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron 35–48 cm long, about 44 cm tall, with a wingspan of 52–60 cm and a weight of 130–250 g. Adults have a blue-grey back and wings, white underparts, a black cap, a dark line from the bill to under the eye and short yellow legs. The underparts vary from mid grey to pinkish purple or orangey, and juveniles are browner above and heavily streaked below (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is mostly sedentary. Birds stand still at the water's edge and wait to ambush prey, but are easier to see than many small herons, and they mainly eat small fish, frogs and aquatic insects. The nest is a platform of sticks, and young birds threatened will stretch their necks and point the bill skywards (Wikipedia, general species account).