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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest and most widespread heron in North America, standing up to 4.5 feet tall with a wingspan of up to 6.5 feet.

blue heron at Inglewood bird sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta

blue heron in a marsh

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 the ice by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Furuichi kofungun Water reflection Burial Mound Habikino Osaka Province Japan. Asian variety Great Heron. Water Ancient Burial Mound 500 AD

Beautiful brown heron standing in a lake with a nice reflection. Afternoon sun bright. Natural Park Woodland.

White and gray heron in pond hunting fishes

$Great Blue Heron wading in the waters of the Elkhorn Slough, California looking for it next fish meal.\n\nTaken at Elkhorn Slough, California, USA.$

Great Blue Heron searching for fish.

The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Flying.

wild gray heron on the banks of the Loire

A Great Blue Heron walking toward the water's edge.

A snowy egret wading and facing right. Water all around, still

Great blue heron in a pond, Florida, USA

Blue heron taken in Angrignon Park

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

Great Blue Heron and his reflection wading throught the shallow water of marina in search of fishy food to eat.

China's Shandong Province has achieved good results in ecological and environmental protection construction. Birds can forage and play freely in wetland parks, and people will not disturb their lives, forming a harmonious ecological environment.

A beautiful Egretta caerulea bird walking through the mangrove in Paraty RJ

A great blue heron searches for fish on the Bras D'or Lakes.

Grey heron standing in a pond

A blue heron on the Detroit River.

Great Blue Heron on shoreline looking for fish

Water birds resting on the island

Egrets in an artificial lake of Penfold Park, Hong Kong

Copenhagen capital district. A fishing heron found a quiet place looking for food.

A Great Blue Heron reflected in a pond while fishing.

Egrets in the sun

A great blue heron at sunset

Close Encounter with a Blue Heron next to the Water's Edge

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