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Great Blue Heron in Flight

Great Blue Heron flying over water

The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America. Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California. Anseriformes. Pacific Ocean. Ardea herodias herodias. Taking off flying from the water. Winter.

A Great Blue Heron is gliding just above a calm body of water, creating a clear reflection on the surface. Green foliage can be seen at the foreground, framing the scene.

Flying Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron in Flight

Two Great Blue Herons taking turns following each other in flight over Boundary Bay, Delta, B.C., Canada,

A Great Blue Heron takes off in flight along the edge of a forest with wings spread

wild gray heron on the banks of the Loire

A heron flying against a blue sky.

Grey heron flying along the River Tay, Perth, Scotland.

Crane in Lake Erie

Blue Heron. Photo taken in Edison, Washington State.Blue Heron landing. Photo taken in Edison, Washington State.

A juvenile Great Blue Heron soaring over lush green grass.

An adult Heron with its wings at full stretch, flying over the water of a wetlands lake.

Great Blue Heron flying over a marsh, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Close up image of a Great Blue heron (Ardea herodias) flying over a pond. Image features large wings as well as the background scenery including scenic reflection in water.

Portrait of Blue Heron

The great blue heron ( Ardea cinerea ) in flight. Its the largest American heron

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

Great Blue Heron in the The Woodlands Texas

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

A majestic heron in flight, showcasing the airborne elegance and skyward beauty of this avian creature in its natural outdoor habitat.

Heron flying over lake

Panning shot of Grey Heron in flight.

one egret flying over lake on sunny day

Blue Heron Saskatchewan prairie swamp Canada scenic in flight

Dans un marais un héron est à la chasse

Great Blue Heron flying over McGrath estuary on Gold Coast at Ventura California coastline United States

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.

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