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$Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) adult standing on short grass\$

$Black-headed Heron.\nThe black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident, but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season.\n\nThis species usually breeds in the wet season in colonies in trees, reedbeds or cliffs. It builds a bulky stick nest, and lays 2–4 eggs.\n\nIt often feeds in shallow water, spearing fish or frogs with its long, sharp bill. It will also hunt well away from water, taking large insects, small mammals, and birds. It will wait motionless for its prey, or slowly stalk its victim.\n\nThe black-headed heron is a large bird, standing 85 cm tall, and it has a 150 cm wingspan. It is nearly as large as the grey heron, which it resembles in appearance, although it is generally darker. Its plumage is largely grey above, and paler grey below. It has a powerful dusky bill.\n\nThe flight is slow, with the neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, and spoonbills, which extend their necks. The white underwing coverts are striking in flight.\n\nThe call is a loud croaking.$

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The Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya.

A Black headed Heron with a snake in its beak near the marshes in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Fluffy blue heron standing on a rock in the water

Great Blue Heron Bird on the baobab tree

Great blue heron here in midair flight with his wings open.

The species of crane found in central Eurosiberia.

A Bare-throated tiger-heron hunting in a pond on a beach in Costa Rica.

Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala), South Africa

Copenhagen capital district. A fishing heron found a quiet place looking for food.

Black headed heron photographed in South Africa. Picture made in 2019.

$Grey Heron.\nThe grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water, or stalking its prey through the shallows.\n\nStanding up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown.\n\nThe birds breed colonially in spring in heronries, usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for around 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when 7-8 weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about 5 years.\n\nIn Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, 400 herons were served to the guests.$

Black Headed Heron at Lake Naivasha, Ardea melanocephala, Kenya, Africa

a gray heron in the tarangire national park - tanzania

Black-headed heron, Ardea melanocephala, Single bird on grass, Kenya, September 2019

Grey Heron in Kenya, East Africa bird. Grey body and head feathers with white neck feathers. Yellow eyes and bill.

Beautifully elegant and graceful large herons and snowy white Great egret in their watery habitats.

The black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya

A beautiful Gray heron perched on a tree in the safari in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Beautiful bird in a water pond in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania

western reef heron dark phase (Egretta gularis)

Dark morph Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) in summer in Spain.

Black-headed heron, Ardea melanocephala, Single bird in flight, Uganda, August 2018

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

Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) in the Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

A bare-throated tiger-heron walks among tall grasses in Costa Rica.

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