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Three species of herons on Camargue marshes: purple heron, gray heron, little egrets

A pair of White-faced Heron perched along the shore of the Pacific Ocean in Kaikoura, New Zealand.

A gray heron making conversation with à young egret garzette who had just landed near him in a pond

Fluffy blue heron standing on a rock in the water

Great White Egret at the only breeding colony in NZ.

western reef heron dark phase (Egretta gularis)

White faced heron couple perched on peak of roofin Fiji.

$Grey Heron.\nThe grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water, or stalking its prey through the shallows.\n\nStanding up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown.\n\nThe birds breed colonially in spring in heronries, usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for around 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when 7-8 weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about 5 years.\n\nIn Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, 400 herons were served to the guests.$

Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra) Queensland, Australia

Black background white-faced heron eating flying bug

White Heron with chick, South Island, New Zealand.

A bare-throated Tiger-Heron hunting in a pond on a beach in Costa Rica.

Egret standing on the beach. Bird background.

Two Little Blue Heron juveniles,the white ones turning blue, and their parents, the blue ones, lifting off in the Assateague Island National Seashore - Maryland

Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) and great egret (Ardea alba) sharing a marsh pool in April. Both have breeding plumes. At Hammonasset Beach State Park in Connecticut.

Wild Great egret and grey heron threaten each other on a tree.

$Great egret (Ardea alba, also known as the common egret, large egret) is feeding a small lizard. Location: shoreline of the Victoria Nile River (\$

Capturing a grey heron, spoonbill, little egret, a bar tailed godwit and a flock of common sandpipers, at Tiech Bird Reserve, Bordeaux, France.

Unusual pairing of white and dark morph birds.

This is a photograph of birds wading along the vegetation in Black Point Drive Merritt Island, Florida on a cloudy winter day.

Great Blue Heron walking on the coast of Indian Ocean

Wild White-faced Heron Lorikeet bird in New South Wales, Eastern Australia

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