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Great blue heron in New England lily pond on a midsummer evening

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) on a white background with a clipping path

Great blue heron flying low, feathers ruffled in brisk wind as he gets ready to land.

A Great Blue Heron with wings spread wide flies back to the nest with wet nest building materials. An adult Great Blue Heron against native grasses and cattails along the Viera wetland. The birds build nests with various decaying material to add structure to the next. A Florida bird natural history image in vibrant color.

Great blue heron about to land, seen in the wild in North California

Great blue heron at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal reflecting in the placid water

Great blue heron on the dock area at San Carlos swith feathers blown by the wind

Sunset Marsh Scene With A Blue Heron And Seagulls

Great blue heron in flight

Close Encounter with a Blue Heron next to the Water's Edge

Great Blue Heron bird hunting

Great Blue Heron Standing on a Log

Selective focus on a Great blue heron in a pond, Ardea Herodias

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) sitting in a lake.

Great Blue Heron in Flight

Closeup of a Great Blue Heron standing majestically on a log in the water gazing out over the Chesapeake bay in Maryland

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird common near open water and wetlands in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is the largest of the heron family native to North America. Blue herons are distinguished by slate-blue colored flight feathers, long legs and a long neck which is curved in flight. The face and head are white with black stripes. The long-pointed bill is a dull yellow. The great blue heron is found throughout most of North America from Alaska through Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. East of the Rocky Mountains herons are migratory and winter in the coastal areas of the Southern United States, Central America, or northern South America. Great blue herons thrive in almost any wetland habitat and rarely venture far from the water. The blue heron spends most of its waking hours hunting for food. The primary food in their diet is small fish. It is also known to feed opportunistically on other small prey such as shrimp, crabs, aquatic insects, rodents, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. Herons hunt for their food and locate it by sight. Their long legs allow them to feed in deeper waters than other waders are able to. The common hunting technique is to wade slowly through the water and spear their prey with their long, sharp bill. They usually swallow their catch whole. The great blue heron breeds in colonies called rookeries, located close to lakes and wetlands. They build their large nests high up in the trees. This heron was photographed while hunting by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) stalking its prey - Myakka River State Park, Florida

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BigBoxJames said:

Beautiful image. Thank you.

2014-01-26 08:29

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