English: Grey Heron

Japanese: aosagi

Latin: Ardea cinerea

Date: 31/AUG/1997

Location: Hikarigaoka Park, Tokyo, Japan

Size: L = 93cm

Photo: Makoto Furuya

English: Great Blue Heron

Japanese: ooaosagi

Latin: Ardea Herosias

Location: Brazos Bend S. P., Texas

Date: 13/JUL/2002

Size: L = 117cm, WS = 183cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

Date: 27/OCT/2001

Location: Arthur Storey Park, Houston, TX

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

Note: Daytime lighting, ready to strike.

English: Great Blue Heron

Japanese: ooaosagi

Latin: Ardea Herosias

Location: Bolivar Flats, Texas

Date: 17/DEC/2000

Size: L = 117cm, WS = 183cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

　北米最大のサギ、夕日の中で。

English: Great Blue Heron

Japanese: ooaosagi

Latin: Ardea Herosias

Date: 15/MAY/2002

Location: San Jacinto Ferry Landing, Texas

Size: L = 117cm, WS = 183cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

Little Blue Heron meets Alligator

Location: Brazos Bend State Park, Texas Date: 22/Oct/2000

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Little Blue Heron

Japanese: hime akakurosagi

Latin: Egretta caerulea

Date: 06/JUN/2001

Location: George Bush Park, Katy, Texas

Size: L = 61cm, WS = 102cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

Little Blue Heron (Juvenile)

Date: 21/JUL/01

Location: Galveston, Texas

Size: L = 60cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

Note: Almost finished changing color from white to blue.

幼鳥は白く成長するに従い青みを帯びてくる。

English: Green Heron

Japanese: amerika sasagoi

Latin: Butorides virescens

Date: 2/MAY/2003

Location: Houston, Texas

Size: 46cm, WS = 66cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Green Heron

Japanese: amerika sasagoi

Latin: Butorides virescens

Date: 13/APR/2003

Location: Sabine Woods, Sabine Pass, Texas

Size: 46cm, WS = 66cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Green Heron

Japanese: amerika sasagoi

Latin: Butorides virescens

Date: 7/SEP/2003

Location: Anahuac NWR, Texas

Size: 46cm, WS = 66cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Green Heron (Adult)

Date: 26/OCT/2001

Location: Arthur Storey Park, Houston, TX

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Green Heron (Juv.)

Japanese: amerika sasagoi

Latin: Butorides virescens

Date: 10/NOV/2000

Location: Buffalo Bayou, Katy, Texas

Size: 46cm, WS = 66cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

　

 English: Tri-colored Heron

Japanese: sanshokusagi

Latin: Egretta tricolor

Date: 28/DEC/2002

Location: Port Aransas Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas

Size: L = 66cm, WS = 91cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Tri-colored Heron

Japanese: sanshokusagi

Latin: Egretta tricolor

Date: 7/APR/2002

Location: Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX

Size: L = 66cm, WS = 91cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

Note: Breeding plumage

English: Tri-colored Heron

Date: 6/OCT/2001

Location: Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, TX

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

Note: Underside is clearly divided into red, white and blue.