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Close up portrait of a Grey heron along the shores of Lake Naivasha in Kenya.

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

White and gray heron in pond hunting fishes

A yellow-crowned night heron walking on the beach looking for food

Grey heron bird in city park in early spring sunny fresh day

$Kōraku-en (後楽園, Kōrakuen) is a Japanese garden located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. \nJapanese folklore sees the heron as divine, able to traverse across the three elements: earth, air and water; herons are often associated with wisdom and knowledge, as they are seen as observant creatures that wait patiently before taking action.$

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in a public park in Stuttgart. Water bird on green meadow with brown autumn leaves. Jogger in background. Germany.

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.

portrait of heron standing in border water in the city

Grey heron full body view over lake water that reflects the green and yellow plans of the lakeshore. The bird shows its elegant posture.

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

$L 84-102cm (neck extended), WS 155-175cm.\nBreeds in colonies, or sometimes solitarily, in woodland with tall trees beside lakes and brackish sea-bays.\nWaits patiently, stock-still, for prey (mostly fish) on lakeshores and riversides, rests on one leg in shallow water, often at edge of reeds.\nMostly not migrating (resident/sedentary bird).\nNest a flat basket of sticks in tree crown.\n\nIn the Netherlands this is a common bird (also feeding/nestling) in Towns.$

close up of the Cangak Abu or Ardea Cinerea bird standing on a tree trunk

A large heron perched on guard for something.

Heron's search for food in a marsh near the gulf coast of Texas

A sharp-beaked Grey Heron waiting for fish to feed on.

Grey heron close-up on natural background

Widespread and familiar, the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland rivers or lakeshores.

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