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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by joan6153
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Field Notes

Description:

This great blue heron mom fell asleep while keeping her eggs warm in her treetop nest. Her eyelids match her feathers in color. The wind played havoc with her crest feathers.

Habitat:

Wakodahatchee Wetlands Park, Delray Beach, FL. The park is fifty acres of unused utilities land that have been transformed into a wetlands ecosystem.

Reference Links:

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias - Overview

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Comments (1)
Ric3
Great shot. It's that time of the year again.

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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PublishedMarch 12, 2013

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