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Great Blue Heron hunting on the bank of a canal, Orange Beach, Alabama
Widespread and familiar, the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland rivers or lakeshores.
Gray heron in the nature
Great Blue Heron Hunting
A great blue heron in the water with its beak open.
A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.
A Great Blue Heron standing in a lake with lots of room for copy.
A great blue heron wades in the shallow waters of San Joaquin Marsh in Irvine, California.
Great Blue Heron in the The Woodlands Texas
Gray heron at the water's edge
Great Blue Heron, Sarasota FL
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 on the lake in Wisconsin
A Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, standing on a bank of the Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, Vancouver, looking for prey. BC, Canada
Great blue heron wading in pond
A Great Blue Heron walking toward the water's edge.
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
Great blue heron spreading his wings
The Great Blue Heron is looking directly at the photographer and so it's long beak is minimized
Close Encounter with a Blue Heron next to the Water's Edge
Great Blue Heron on shoreline looking for fish
Great Blue Heron found in a small wetlands pond  located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Great Blue Heron head in warm sunlight
Blue heron alert
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  is the largest American heron . A series of photographs from different places and different time periods.
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.
A large wading bird chilling around the coastline of the lake
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America. Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California.  Anseriformes. Pacific Ocean. Ardea herodias herodias. Taking off flying from the water. Winter.
Side portrait of a Great Blue Heron against vivid blue water
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.
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