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A heron silhouette on the Chesapeake Bay with the rising sun in the background.

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Great Blue Heron standing on a small island while fishing in a pond near the Chesapeake bay

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 standing on a rock by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

A snowy egret fishing at Sunset in the protected area of the salt water Marsh on Pawley's Island in Georgetown County South Carolina

A blue heron sits along the shore of Lake Erie as the sun sets.

Gray heron, Ardea cinerea, and little egret, Egretta garzetta, on the shore of the Beniarrés swamp, Spain

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A Blue Heron Patiently waiting for breakfast in Mount Pleasant, South Caolinra

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

The white Faced Heron thinking about fishing

Sunrise over Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida, USA

gray heron in search of food in the shoal of the lake in the evening. Summer season.Web banner. Ukraine. Europe.

White-necked Heron by a pond

Grey heron fishing in the water

The sky turns orange at sunset with wo black-crowned night-herons roosting on a dead tree stump in the Tarcoles River in Costa Rica.

Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) in a central Florida pond. Florida

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

Impressionistic hues of natural green bokeh water and subtle play of light and shadow grace Great Blue Heron photograph with moody look of a painting

Great Blue Heron standing in shallow water, bending its head under the wing in a funny pose.

A group of great egrets wading in water, foraging for food.

Landscape with water lilies at dusk in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

A Great Blue Heron reflected in a pond. Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) in a central Florida pond. Florida

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) wades in freshwater pond. The bird is near the shoreline as it slowly moves. The bird is reflected in the surface of the water.

Close up of a grey heron bird standing.

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

Blue Heron on shore of pond in Florida

Golden Hour Sunset in Hyde Park with some birds

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