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Great Blue Heron hunting on the bank of a canal, Orange Beach, Alabama

Blue heron alert

Great Blue Heron in the The Woodlands Texas

Great Blue Heron found in a small wetlands pond located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

heron looking for a fish

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

A great blue heron backlit with water in the background.

A portrait shot of a large wading bird enjoying the view of nature in Robinson Preserve

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest American heron . A series of photographs from different places and different time periods.

A portrait of a Great Blue Heron in Pennsylvania, USA.

Great blue heron in swamp

$Great Blue Heron wading in the waters of the Elkhorn Slough, California looking for it next fish meal.\n\nTaken at Elkhorn Slough, California, USA.$

gray heron portrait in a park in Paris, France

Great Blue Heron Closeup

Portrait of Blue Heron

A sharp-beaked Grey Heron waiting for fish to feed on.

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.

Gray heron in the nature

Great Blue Heron beside small stream of fresh water standing sideways with mouth wide open

Closeup of Great Blue Heron from neck up

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

grey heron on the lake background close-up

Great Blue Heron resting after a dinner on a log.

Great blue heron fishing, catches a catfish.

A Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, standing on a bank of the Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, Vancouver, looking for prey. BC, Canada

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea)

Great Blue Heron in a Florida wetlands park

Side portrait of a Great Blue Heron against vivid blue water

A Grey Heron standing amongst leaves on a fallen tree in sunshine

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