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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by CoralAvery
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Field Notes

Description:

Tall, brown bird with black/white stripes on head and long yellow beak

Habitat:

Spotted at Sea World San Diego

Notes:

Seems to like the Walrus!! :)

Reference Links:

Great Blue Heron

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Comments (3)
CoralAvery
Probably!! It does look like a great blue heron, and the walrus probably did have fish in it's whiskers!! :P
annorion
lol he is probably wondering if the walrus has any left over fish to share!
annorion
Looks like a great blue heron - Ardea herodias

Spotted for Missions

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
California Coastal Wildlife Watch
Mission
Birds of the World

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PublishedAugust 23, 2011

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