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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, gray heron with a white head and black cap.

Habitat:

On the jetty trying to steal fish from fishermen, so I was able to get really close.

Reference Links:

Great Blue Heron, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMarch 24, 2014

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