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Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

Gray heron

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

crane bird standing in water, wintertime at lake zurich

Egrets in the sun

White and gray heron in pond hunting fishes

A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) looking for fish

Heron fishing at my local pond

a Heron searches for food in a small waterhole of southern Africa

Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea standing in water with reflection at Bhigwan, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Gray heron flying with fish in winter

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.

The grey heron (Ardea cinerea Linnaeus) is a bird belonging to the Ardeidae family. Native to the temperate regions of the Old World, as well as Africa, it is the species of heron that goes further north, so much so that in summer it is easy to meet it along the Norwegian coasts, well beyond the Arctic Circle.

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.

Fish heron at rhine river in Germany closeup and head

Birds feeding for entertainment at a wetland park in Shandong province, China.

grey heron in Namibia

Gray heron at the water's edge

A Gray Heron in the wetlands

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

Photographs of heron at the port of Pully, Switzerland

A Grey Heron by the waters edge waiting for an opportunity to catch some food.

Wild bird

gray heron portrait in a park in Paris, France

Grey heron (ardea cinerea) standing on a riverbank on a grey cloudy day in spring

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Egrets in an artificial lake of Penfold Park, Hong Kong

Water birds play at a wetland park in Shandong province, China

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