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purple heron ( Ardea purpurea ) in flight, isolated over white

A green heron in flight over a lake in Ocala, Florida.

Oriental Darter flying isolated on white background.

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

A closeup of a Purple heron flying in the sky

Hesperornis is a genus of flightless aquatic birds that lived in the Cretaceous Period.

a Heron searches for food near the gulf coast of Texas

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

Oriental darter or Indian darter isolated on white.

stork spread wing flying mid air holding a branch

Hesperornis was a flightless waterbird that inhabited the lakes and marsh ponds of the Cretaceous Era.

$Purple Heron.\nThe purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging heron species. It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Palearctic. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements.\n\nIt is similar in appearance to the more common grey heron but is slightly smaller, more slender and has darker plumage. It is also a more evasive bird, favouring densely vegetated habitats near water, particularly reed beds. It hunts for a range of prey including fish, rodents, frogs and insects, either stalking them or standing waiting in ambush.\n\nPurple herons are colonial breeders and build a bulky nest out of dead reeds or sticks close to the water' edge among reeds or in dense vegetation. About five bluish-green eggs are laid and are incubated by both birds. The young hatch about four weeks later and fledge six weeks after that. The International Union for Conservation of Nature notes that the global population trend is downwards, largely because of the drainage of wetlands, but assesses the purple heron's conservation status as being of \$

A reddish egret strikes a pose in a Florida wildlife conservancy

Set of Little Heron flying isolated on white background.

$Taxon name: Green Heron\nTaxon scientific name: Butorides virescens\nLocation: Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida, USA$

$Close-up of wild Heron wading in the waters of the Elkhorn Slough.\n\nTaken at Moss Landing, California near the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Reserve$

Green heron, Butorides virescens, Arizona, USA, winter

Purple heron at the nest with its chicks

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