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Great Blue Heron along the shoreline of southern Vancouver Island.

Large white bird standing along the rocks at the edge of the water and ducks swimming in the water and a large rock face in the background

Rock on the Beach in Campbell River, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

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

Great Blue Heron in marsh and estuary

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

Great Blue Heron taking off, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Great Blue Heron at Presque Isle: Erie, Pennsylvania

Photograph of a Great Blue Heron

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 hunting by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Great blue heron waiting in shallow waters at Seal Bay Park, Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Two Great Blue Herons playing as they fly over Boundary Bay, B.C., Canada.

Blue Heron on a railing.

A great blue heron backlit with water in the background.

$This great blue heron is looking off into the distance at \nPier Wisconsin in Milwaukee on beautiful Lake Michigan.$

Great Blue Heron along the lakeshore.

Great blue heron flying over water near Richland Saltwater park, Shoreline, Washington

Heron hunting for food on the Sunshine Coast, BC.

A Great Blue Heron hunting in shallow ocean with mountains in the background. Taken near Courtenay, BC, Canada.

A Blue Heron flying over the sand bars at Boundary Bay, Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

Grey heron Ardea cinerea standing on a rock by the sea.

Blue heron in wildlife preserve at oil refinery

Rocks on the Beach in Campbell River, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Great Blue Heron along the shoreline of southern Vancouver Island.

Landscape from DeBoville Slough Trail along Alouette River in Coquitlam in winter

Heron's hunting for food at the Esquimalt Lagoon in Victoria, BC.

Adult crane walking into Puget Sound from rocky beach at sunset - Olympia, Washington, USA

Great Blue Heron resting on a wooden post, Delta, BC, Canada

great blue Heron flying low over the water during low tide, Vancouver Island Canada

Great Blue Heron found in the Victoria harbor located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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