The little blue heron can be found in freshwater and marine environments, including mangroves, bogs, swamps, salt marshes, tidal flats, estuaries, streams, and flooded fields. They feed during the day, wading in the water with their long legs. Their diet consists of fish, frogs, lizards, turtles, snakes, crabs, shrimp, aquatic and grassland insects. Little blue herons are classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List but their numbers are decreasing. Today, the biggest threat to this spe