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Striated heron or mangrove heron, standing beside a lake in Lumpini Park which is a large public park in the center of the Thai capital

Wing flapping tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) in the mangrove lagoons of La Boquilla, Cartagena, Colombia

White and gray heron in pond hunting fishes

Waterbirds inhabit the Huangpu River, Shanghai, China

A yellow-crowned night heron walking on the beach looking for food

A grey heron walking along the shore of the beach with stilt houses in the background

A heron captures and dines on a frog by the lakeside, showcasing nature's dramatic hunt and the avian prowess of the heron

The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night heron in genus Nyctanassa. Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which has a worldwide distribution, the yellow-crowned is restricted to the Americas. Tower Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Silhouette of a bird at sunset in the Everglades and swamp. The bird is foraging for food in the river.

$Striated Heron.\nThe striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Striated herons are mostly sedentary and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia, and in South America and the Caribbean. Vagrants have been recorded on Oceanic islands, such as Chuuk and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marianas and Palau; the bird recorded on Yap on February 25, 1991, was from a continental Asian rather than from a Melanesian population, while the origin of the bird seen on Palau on May 3, 2005 was not clear.$

Little Blue heron (Egretta caerulea) looking for food in Tortuguero water, Tortuguero national park, Costa Rica

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.

Bird with dark feathers known as Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), walking on the sand strip bathed by the sea at Indaia beach - BERTIOGA, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

$Pacific reef dark heron is flying on the Ocean.\nPhuket Island - Thailand.$

Striated Heron, butorides striata, Tombeau Bay, Mauritius

Heron's search for food in a marsh near the gulf coast of Texas

A monochrome bird perched on a boat's edge

A scenic ride along the Penas Blancas River to see wildlife such as birds, sloth, and to enjoy lush rainforest and Costa Rica natural beauty, Cost Rica of South America

Little blue heron bird perching near lake water in Florida wetland.

Langkawi : Single Egretta sacra ( dark morph) eating small fish from the Andaman sea

Agami heronAgami heron on side of Piquiri River in shade in the Pantanal Brazil.

$Goliath Heron.\nThe Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller, declining numbers in Southwest and South Asia.$

A Tricolor Heron standing in water with out of focus leaves in the foreground.

Little blue heron, Pantanal wettland,Mato Grosso, Brazil.

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