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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

A large heron. The head, chest, and wing plumes give it a shaggy appearance. They appear blue-gray from a distance. They have long legs, a thick, daggerlike bill and black stripe over their eye.

Habitat:

Another check on the nesting herons in a city park. Starting to see the parents feeding the babies, but they are not big enough to be seen.

Reference Links:

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

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