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Great blue heron in New England lily pond on a midsummer evening

Great blue heron flying over a marsh

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 (Ardea herodias) fishing

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

Great Blue Heron Standing on One Leg

A Great Blue Heron in flight. Taken in Red Deer, Alberta

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest American heron hunting small fish, insect, rodents, reptiles, small mammals, birds and especially ducklings.

Heron perching. One grey heron is standing on grass. One juvenile Ardea cinerea.

Great Blue Heron hunting at seashore, Delta, BC, Canada

A great blue heron in Quebec's boreal forest in the spring.

Red-winged Blackbird attacking Great Blue Heron

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A Great Blue Heron in the lily pads.

Great blue heron in flight over river.

Great Blue Heron perched on a tree on southern Vancouver Island.

Heron in Ambleside Park, West Vancouver, Canada

A vigilant heron drives away a cormorant from his hunting grounds, asserting dominance in the rugged terrain.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest American heron . A series of photographs from different places and different time periods.

Great Blue Heron taking off, Delta, BC, Canada

great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in spring

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

Blue Heon standing in the marsh and looking focus.

A great blue heron, on the edge of a lake, in autumn in the Laurentian forest.

A blue heron takes off

Great Blue Heron perched on a tree on southern Vancouver Island.

Great blue heron in flight over marsh

Great blue heron walking along the bank of the Rum River on a summer day in Minnesota, USA.

Dans un marais un héron est à la chasse

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