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Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Photo by Graham Traas
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Grey Heron catching and eating a platanna or African Clawed Frog (Xenopus spp)

Habitat:

Shallow water bodies (including marine to some degree), especially estuaries, shallow rivers, lakes and marshes. Active both diurnally and nocturnally.

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PublishedMarch 19, 2013

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