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great blue heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by TammyGlaser
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Field Notes

Description:

My husband has seen this great blue heron here at Warnock Lake for quite some time. It is very wary and shy. When I got too close to some shorebirds, they flew off and startled the heron, which also flew away.

Habitat:

lake surrounded by grassy fields dotted with trees

Reference Links:

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

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PublishedMay 14, 2013

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