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A great white heron at Homosassa Springs, Florida.

Great Blue Heron standing on a small island while fishing in a pond near the Chesapeake bay

A snowy egret fishing at Sunset in the protected area of the salt water Marsh on Pawley's Island in Georgetown County South Carolina

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.

Gray heron, Ardea cinerea, and little egret, Egretta garzetta, on the shore of the Beniarrés swamp, Spain

A blue heron sits along the shore of Lake Erie as the sun sets.

white egret morning gold

The white Faced Heron thinking about fishing

Great Blue Heron in the mist walking along the water

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

A heron silhouette on the Chesapeake Bay with the rising sun in the background.

common heron

A Blue Heron Patiently waiting for breakfast in Mount Pleasant, South Caolinra

Sunrise over Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida, USA

Grey heron fishing in the water

Goliath heron (Ardea goliath)

gray heron in search of food in the shoal of the lake in the evening. Summer season.Web banner. Ukraine. Europe.

Birdlife in the Kruger National Park

Impressionistic hues of natural green bokeh water and subtle play of light and shadow grace Great Blue Heron photograph with moody look of a painting

Great Blue Heron standing in shallow water, bending its head under the wing in a funny pose.

A group of great egrets wading in water, foraging for food.

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

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

Great Blue Heron in small pond at sunrise with reflections of the Heron and pink clouds in the pond.

A Great Blue Heron reflected in a pond. Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

A Great Blue Heron standing in a lake with lots of room for copy.

Silhouette of Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at sunset

The sky turns orange at sunset with wo black-crowned night-herons roosting on a dead tree stump in the Tarcoles River in Costa Rica.

Close up of a grey heron bird standing.

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

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