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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by Machi
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Description:

There were four nests in this area, with one being inhabited by this adult with no young in sight, and three others that had juveniles. This video shows two of the juveniles in the nest from the last photo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnOZQHIXkWA&feature=youtu.be
They look like little dinosaurs!

Habitat:

High up in the trees overhanging a pond in the Homosassa Wildlife Park

Reference Links:

Great Blue Heron Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMay 26, 2019

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