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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This heron was so fluffed up (pic 4) that it almost looked like an ostrich.

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Comments (2)
HemaShah
Thanks Trigg. It landed in front of me!! it was in it's breeding plumage hence the colors. It had two lovely plumes on it's head.
triggsturner
Great spotting Hema. You certainly got up nice and close. Great to see all the colours. Thanks for sharing this.
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PublishedMay 1, 2016

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