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Gray heron standing in wilderness at a pond. His reflection is seen in water.

Grey Heron, Ardea Cinerea

A great blue heron standing alone in the salt marsh surrounded by fall colors

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

Couple of herons standing on earth patch in snowy field

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 standing on a rock by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

idyllic landscape in the lake

A great white heron at Homosassa Springs, Florida.

Great Blue Heron fishing in estuary, marsh

Goliath heron (Ardea goliath)

Goliath Heron, ardea goliath, Adult standing near Water, Baringo Lake in Kenya

Gray heron is feeding in reeds.

grey heron on a lake

Gray heron in swamp

Japanese rural landscape and wild birds

Great Blue Heron along the shoreline of southern Vancouver Island.

A Great Blue Heron wades in the calm shallow water with its reflection in the early morning sunlight.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest and most widespread heron in North America, standing up to 4.5 feet tall with a wingspan of up to 6.5 feet.

Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) in a central Florida pond. Florida

A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) searching for fish in a mud-filled tidal estuary

A grey heron stands in a puddle in the forest and looks upward.

A reddish egret strikes a pose in a Florida wildlife conservancy

Great Blue Heron

Tricolored heron in the natural surroundings of Orlando Wetlands Park in central Florida. The park is a large marsh area which is home to numerous birds, mammals, and reptiles.

A great blue heron hunts for its prey in the swamp during a rainstorm. Massachusetts

White-necked Heron by a pond

Garza Cuca on the River World as it passes through the town of Lietor, Province of Albacete, Spain.

Riserva naturale di Nazzano, Tevere-Farfa - Valle del Tevere outside Rome.

Grey Heron

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