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Great Blue Heron hunting on the bank of a canal, Orange Beach, Alabama

A Great Blue Heron stands in a shallow tidal stream on Cape Cod catching small fish for an afternoon snack.

White and gray heron in pond hunting fishes

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

A great blue heron with a fish in its mouth standing in water

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

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.

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

Little Blue Heron- Bailey Tract (Sanibel Island) Florida USA

A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) looking for fish

Wild nature. Great gray heron (Ardea cinerea) hunting in the sea off the coast (Greece, Kefalonia island) on a sunny day

$Grey Heron.\nThe grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water, or stalking its prey through the shallows.\n\nStanding up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown.\n\nThe birds breed colonially in spring in heronries, usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for around 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when 7-8 weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about 5 years.\n\nIn Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, 400 herons were served to the guests.$

The painted stork is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), successful hunter, with two common roaches.

Tricolored heron in the natural surroundings of Orlando Wetlands Park in central Florida. The park is a large marsh area which is home to numerous birds, mammals, and reptiles.

A heron has patience. So he can look long into this tube without any move to see if there are young fish hiding. A picture after sunset.

A gray heron trolls the water for fish during a spring afternoon in northwestern Switzerland.

Cocoi heron fishing in the lake , in Mar Chiquita , Buenos Aires , Argentina

Riserva naturale di Nazzano, Tevere-Farfa - Valle del Tevere outside Rome.

Great Blue Heron in a Wetland Pond in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland

Striking image of a grey heron standing in shallow water that has just caught a fish and is gulping it, which is clearly visible in its sharp, orange beak. The water, reeds, aquatic plants and foliage create a serene, natural backdrop, highlighting the bird's elegant posture and focused gaze.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest American heron

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