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Blue Heron. Photo taken in Edison, Washington State.Blue Heron landing. Photo taken in Edison, Washington State.

Great Blue Heron in close up portrait with broad wings raised high and blue water background in Fort Lowell Park, an urban nature spot in Tucson, Arizona, United States

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

Close up image of a Great Blue heron (Ardea herodias) flying over a pond. Image features large wings as well as the background scenery including scenic reflection in water.

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.

A heron flies home with a stick for the nest.

Heron flying over lake

Great blue heron in flight over water

Great Blue Heron fishing in estuary, marsh

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Great Blue Heron in Flight

Grey heron flying along the River Tay, Perth, Scotland.

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

A Great Blue Heron takes off in flight along the edge of a forest with wings spread

Blue Heron Saskatchewan prairie swamp Canada scenic in flight

Two Great Blue Herons taking turns following each other in flight over Boundary Bay, Delta, B.C., Canada,

A grey heron flying majestically through vegetation and water.

Dans un marais un héron est à la chasse

A low angle of a great blue heron flying in the blue cloudless sky with its wings wide open

Blue heron alert

Great Blue Heron in Flight

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

Panning shot of Grey Heron in flight.

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

A majestic heron in flight, showcasing the airborne elegance and skyward beauty of this avian creature in its natural outdoor habitat.

Great Blue Heron flying over a marsh, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Great Blue Heron flying over McGrath estuary on Gold Coast at Ventura California coastline United States

Portrait of Blue Heron

Gray heron fly near to the water

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