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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.

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

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe

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Grey heron in portrait. Detailed picture of the bird. Animal photo from nature. Photo from a park

Largest of the North American herons with long legs, a sinuous neck, and thick, dagger like bill. Head, chest, and wing plumes give a shaggy appearance. In flight, the Great Blue Heron curls its neck into a tight S shape; its wings are broad and rounded and its legs trail well beyond the tail.

The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), commonly sighted beside lakes and ponds.

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

Grey heron (ardea cinerea) standing on a riverbank on a grey cloudy day in spring

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A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

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A Bare-throated tiger-heron hunting in a pond on a beach in Costa Rica.

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Black-crowned Night heron on the Silver River in Ocala, Florida.

Portrait of a grey heron standing at the edge of a lake.

A grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in winter.

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