It must be hard to look like this as a teenager.
This is a young Little Blue Heron. At this size they look very close to a baby Great Heron. The green tinted legs is the quick identifier.
The photograph above was taken at a rookery, a very busy rookery. A single large tree could have nests of Great Egrets, Little Blue Herons, and even Black Crested Herons.
It got pretty loud at times.
Terrific shot. I wish I had access to that tree😊
The number of nests were amazing around that tree. This single (small) island has Great Egrets, Little Blue Herons, and Black Crested Herons. The last time I was near here was February and the Great Blue Herons had just started nesting. Missed all the chicks since we had to return to the north.