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gray heron perching in a park

Striking image of a grey heron opening its wings to take off. The water, reeds, aquatic plants and foliage create a serene, natural backdrop, highlighting the bird's elegant posture while flying.

A great grey heron (Ardea cinerea) flying right across the camera against a deep blue sky, shot from an unusual perspective

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

grey heron cleaning its feathers on the blurred background close-up

Gray heron in wilderness.

Grey heron close-up on natural background

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

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

Grey heron full body view over lake water that reflects the green and yellow plans of the lakeshore. The bird shows its elegant posture.

Grey heron feeds on fish, amphibians, and small mammals. This photo was taken in Dublin, Ireland.

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 in Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

grey heron on the lake background close-up

Grey herons are unmistakeable: tall, with long legs, a long beak and grey, black and white feathering. They can stand with their neck stretched out, looking for food, or hunched down with their neck bent over their chest.

Gray heron

A gray heron trolls the water for fish during a spring afternoon in northwestern Switzerland.

Grey heron Ardea cinerea flying over a forest.

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

A Gray Heron in the wetlands

A heron flying against a blue sky.

grey heron close-up portrait

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

A large heron perched on guard for something.

Blue heron alert

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

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

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in a public park in Stuttgart. Water bird on green meadow with brown autumn leaves. Jogger in background. Germany.

Beautiful great blue heron in street

grey heron in the park close-up

The heron is an easily recognised, grey-backed bird, with long legs, a long, white neck, bright yellow bill and a black eyestripe that continues as long, drooping feathers down the neck. Often found on lakes,rivers,ponds etc looking for its next meal.

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