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Goliath Heron, ardea goliath, Adult standing near Water, Baringo Lake in Kenya

Grey Heron standing in water with open wings, face to sunrise

Great Blue Heron in flight above Illinois Michigan Canal on a sunny Spring day

Red-billed hornbill, bird of South Africa

Great Blue Heron standing in calm green pond water with a tree branch overhead. Photographed in The Woodlands, Texas

Grey Heron in Kenya, East Africa bird. Grey body and head feathers with white neck feathers. Yellow eyes and bill.

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

$Goliath Heron.\nThe Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller, declining numbers in Southwest and South Asia.$

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) perched on a fence in wetlands in Western Australia.

$Taxon name: Torresian Black-necked Stork\nTaxon scientific name: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus australis\nLocation: Brisbane, QLD, Australia$

Purple Heron bird stands in the water - Amboseli National Park Kenya

Adult grey heron (Ardea cinerea) picked out by early morning light. Selective focus highlights the yellow eye, even green bokeh as background.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, bird hunter in flight with open wings in sunny environment close to the water.

Sarus Cranes Couple perched on a small island at Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary.

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

Great Blue Heron capturing an American Eel at Huntington Wildlife Refuge, SC.

a Heron searches for food near the gulf coast of Texas

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