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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

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Field Notes

Habitat:

lake at fort loudoun

Notes:

This bird was down behind an embankment, and we startled each other as I walked up. Lovely being so close to it.

Reference Links:

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

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Comments (2)
James McNair
Did it give its raucous cry of anger when it took off? Nice shots

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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Wild Tennessee Birds
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PublishedMarch 27, 2014

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