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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by TSal
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The rivers in Pittsburgh are great for birding if you know where to look and have some patience. This particular foggy morning produced a nice view of this heron.

Habitat:

Creek inlet on Monongahela River.

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PublishedAugust 28, 2011

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