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Great Blue Heron hunting on the bank of a canal, Orange Beach, Alabama
Close Encounter with a Blue Heron next to the Water's Edge
Great Blue Heron in the The Woodlands Texas
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, Sarasota FL
A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.
Great blue heron
Great Blue Heron found in a small wetlands pond  located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  is the largest American heron . A series of photographs from different places and different time periods.
grey heron bird standing by the sea in swimming pool hunting fish in luxury Maldives island resort on sunny day
Closeup side profile of one great blue heron bird walking on pier sponge docks in Tarpon Springs, Florida harbor on Gulf of Mexico near Tampa with blue color water
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 in Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Great Blue Heron bird portrait profile.
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.
Close up image of a Great Blue heron (Ardea herodias) in a wetland. Image is a profile head shot of the bird featuring details of its head and neck with the bay in the background.
The Little Blue Heron is a common but inconspicuous resident of marshes and estuaries in the Southeast.
Side portrait of a Great Blue Heron against vivid blue water
A Great Blue Heron standing in a lake with lots of room for copy.
Great Grey Heron basking in the sun
Blue heron alert
grey heron on the lake background close-up
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 a rock by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
A great blue heron in the water with its beak open.
a Heron stands on a bluff near Lake Mead Nevada
A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) shaking itself with a spray of water droplets arcing off its beak.
A heron glides across a pond in Wichita, Kansas.
A sharp-beaked Grey Heron waiting for fish to feed on.
Great blue heron spreading his wings
Great Blue Heron close-up head shot with selective focus on the eye
Great Blue Heron in flight heading to tree top nest.\n\nTaken in Elkhorn Slough, California, USA
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