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A Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, hunting for breakfast at the Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland as migration season begins and the waterfowl stop over for a quick bite on their way to Florida

Black Heron on the coast of the Atlantic ocean in Cuba

$Black-headed Heron.\nThe black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident, but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season.\n\nThis species usually breeds in the wet season in colonies in trees, reedbeds or cliffs. It builds a bulky stick nest, and lays 2–4 eggs.\n\nIt often feeds in shallow water, spearing fish or frogs with its long, sharp bill. It will also hunt well away from water, taking large insects, small mammals, and birds. It will wait motionless for its prey, or slowly stalk its victim.\n\nThe black-headed heron is a large bird, standing 85 cm tall, and it has a 150 cm wingspan. It is nearly as large as the grey heron, which it resembles in appearance, although it is generally darker. Its plumage is largely grey above, and paler grey below. It has a powerful dusky bill.\n\nThe flight is slow, with the neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, and spoonbills, which extend their necks. The white underwing coverts are striking in flight.\n\nThe call is a loud croaking.$

Shoebill or whalehead or shoe-billed stork (Balaeniceps Rex) in Prague zoo

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

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

A great blue heron, on the edge of a lake, in autumn in the Laurentian forest.

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

Rufescent Tiger-Heron at Brasilian Pantanal - Brazil

A selective focus shot of a Cattle egret bird in the grass

Gray water bird, the White-faced Heron, by the edge of a lake in the morning sun. Egretta (Ardea) novaehollandiae.

The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pale grey plumage with a darker grey crest. A carnivore, it hunts fish and crustaceans in shallow water.

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

A little blue heron wading in the water.

a Heron searches for food near the gulf coast of Texas

$Galapagos Island Trip on the Eden Yacht \n\nSUN\nBaltra, Bachas \nMON\nGenovesa: Darwin Bay, Prince Philllip steps \nTUE\nBartolome, Santiago: Sullivan Bay \nWED\nBlack turtle cove, Cerro Dragon\nTHU\nSanta Cruz: Charles Darwin station, Highlands\nFRI\nFloreana: Post office bay, Punta Cormorant\nSAT\nEspañola: Punta Suarez, Gardner Bay, Islets Gardner & Osborn\nSUN\nLeon Dormido, Interpretation centre, San Crsitobal Airport\nSan Cristobal, Isla Lobos\nMON\nSanta Fé, Plazas\nTUE\nSanta Cruz: Charles Darwin station, Highlands\nWED\nIsabela: Wetlands, Wall of tears, Tortoise breeding centre\nTHU\nIsabela: Punta Moreno, Elizabeth Bay \nFRI\nIsabela: Tagus Cove, Fernandina: Punta Espinosa\nSAT\nSantiago: Puerto Egas, Rabida \nSUN\nNorth Seymour, Baltra$

The African openbill is a species of stork from the family Ciconiidae. It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and western regions of Madagascar. This species is considered common to locally abundant across its range, although it has a patchy distribution. Some experts consider there to be two sub-species, A. l. lamelligerus distributed on the continent and A. l. madagascariensis living on the island of Madagascar.Scientists distinguish between the two sub-species due to the more pronounced longitudinal ridges on the bills of adult A. l. madagascariensis. The Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans) found in Asia is the African openbill’s closest relative. The two species share the same notably large bill of a peculiar shape that gives them their name.

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