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Great blue heron
Ardea herodias
26.5354, -80.0957
Field Notes
Description:
Young shore bird predominantly blue-grey color with white area. Standing approximately 42 to 50 inches in height.
Habitat:
In a drainage ditch next to a retail and residential area.
Notes:
While watching this heron I noticed that while walking a fish was spotted and caught from the lawn area next to the ditch. The heron had "eyes bigger than his belly," worthy of a pelican. After catching the catfish he tried to swallow it. While doing so you can see by his eyes that the barbs on the catfish's body were a problem. Heron drops the catfish and leaves the area. So does the catfish.
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Great Blue Heron
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Photographed
PublishedJune 9, 2013
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