Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Common Name: Herons/Egrets/Bitterns
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Semi-Altricial
Down: Sparse white down
Skin Color: Gray
Bill: Long and straight and pink then gray
Foot Type: Semi-palmate
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: None
Iris: Pale gray to yellow
Legs and Feet: Gray to greenish legs and feet
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Harmon_babyLBHEs.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Harmon_LBHEnestlings2.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Harmon_LBHEnestlings.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/04/juvenile-Little-Blue-Heron-1.jpeg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Harmon_immatLBHE.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/04/juvenile-Little-Blue-Heron-7.jpeg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor