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$Kōraku-en (後楽園, Kōrakuen) is a Japanese garden located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. \nJapanese folklore sees the heron as divine, able to traverse across the three elements: earth, air and water; herons are often associated with wisdom and knowledge, as they are seen as observant creatures that wait patiently before taking action.$

Close-up of grey heron. One Ardea cinerea with green reed in sunny day in spring.

Juvenile grey heron is perching on a meadow in spring in nature reserve, Germany

Great egret or Great white egret (Ardea alba) sitting near a pond in the morning

$L 84-102cm (neck extended), WS 155-175cm.\nBreeds in colonies, or sometimes solitarily, in woodland with tall trees beside lakes and brackish sea-bays.\nWaits patiently, stock-still, for prey (mostly fish) on lakeshores and riversides, rests on one leg in shallow water, often at edge of reeds.\nMostly not migrating (resident/sedentary bird).\nNest a flat basket of sticks in tree crown.\n\nIn the Netherlands this is a common bird (also feeding/nestling) in Towns.$

North Holland: single gray heron flying near a ditch.

Two herons are resting on a green meadow

Shkodra Lake Albania, MontenegroGrey heron in Shkodra Lake Albania, Montenegro

Grey heron hunting near road (Ardea cinerea)

Portrait of a gray heron. Bird in natural habitat. Ardea cinerea.

$L70-90cm, WS 120-138cm.\nBreeds in colonies at extensive, shallow swampy lakes with reed beds.\nForages in swallow water in gaps among reeds and along rivers, or more in open in wet meadows.\nSummer visitor (mostly Apr-Oct), wintering in tropical Africa.\nFeeds on fish, frogs and insects.\nNests in reeds or trees.\n\nThis is not a very common Heron in the Netherlands, but can be seen in numbers in the described Habitats.$

A grey heron is depicted standing atop a lush grassy plain in a serene environment

Gray heron, Ardea cinerea, standing in field of farmland in Eempolder, Utrecht, Netherlands

Striking image of a grey heron standing in shallow water that has just caught a fish and is gulping it, which is clearly visible in its sharp, orange beak. The water, reeds, aquatic plants and foliage create a serene, natural backdrop, highlighting the bird's elegant posture and focused gaze.

Cold day and Grey Heron. Nature background. Ardea cinerea.

A closeup of a gray heron (Ardea cinerea) on a grassland

Heron resting on a dead tree in front of a stand of rushes.

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