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Birds walking on the sand along the beach

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

Great Blue Heron looking at toy bucket on beach

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

Great Blue Heron fishing in the surf

Grey heron/Ardea Cinerea In The Maldives

Grey heron, walking on a beach

Great Blue Heron at Bathtub Reef Beach Hutchinson Island, Florida

Heron stand in water.

Photo taken at St George Island state park in Florida's panhandle region, USA. Nikon D7200 with AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR lens

Majestic Great Blue Heron on the shore in Fort Myers Beach on the west coast of Florida.

Tropical bird on sandy beach in Sarasota, Florida

Great Blue Heron, Sarasota FL

Great Blue Heron wading in central Colorado lake, USA, North America.

A Great Blue Heron begins to fly at shore.

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 by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Sea crane bird standing by the ocean. in Saint George Island, FL, United States

Great Blue Heron in a Florida wetlands park

Great Blue Heron walking on beach

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A heron hunting in the sea. Grey heron on the hunt. Grey heron, Ardea cinerea

Great Blue Heron taking off in flight by the sea with one foot still touching the ground.

Great blue heron at the water's edge, in shallow water looking for a fish to catch and eat, Bowditch Point County Park, Fort Myers Beach, Lee County, Florida. Photo shows bird from head to toe in beautiful late afternoon sunlight.

Close Encounter with a Blue Heron next to the Water's Edge

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest American heron . A series of photographs from different places and different time periods.

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

Heron bird is waiting for the fishman to catch fish

A Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, standing on a bank of the Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, Vancouver, looking for prey. BC, Canada

Blue Heron standing on railing in front of Intracoastal Waterway in Pass-A-Grille Sountbeach Florida

Portrait of Blue Heron

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