Little Blue Heron

While biking around Mission Bay this morning, we spotted an unfamiliar heron type bird.  Was it an escapee from Safari Park or the zoo?  After looking it up in Sibley's and getting confirmation from iNaturalist.org, it turns out it was a Little Blue Heron, normally found in the Southeastern U.S., and Mexico.  Technically out of it's range, it is spotted sometimes in the San Diego wetland areas.

 Little Blue Heron

Breeding plumage is apparent.