So the sun is not splitting the stones here in Dublin, but everything is green and lush and gorgeous

Things could be a lot worse

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Tricolored Heron shots from yesterday’s walk on the jetty at the southern end of South Padre Island.

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An immature Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) can be differentiated from a snowy egret (Egretta thula) by the blue grey beak that is tipped with a greyish black. The tips of their outer primary feathers have the first hint of the slate blue they will grow into in their definitive plumages. Also their legs and feet are a dull yellow instead of the black with bright yellow feet of the snowy.

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