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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by AshleyAkers
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful, graceful bird with a bluish color on its body and white on its neck and face. A rather tall bird, when it flies it folds its neck back.

Notes:

Found in a lake feeding on small fish hiding along the bank.

Species ID Suggestions

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

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Comments (2)
AshleyAkers
Thanks! We did manage to see it grab a small fish but I think it got away.
ScottRasmussen
Nice shots of the heron. Did you get to see it catch any fish?

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