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Great Blue Heron (immature)

Ardea herodias

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Size & Shape
Largest of the North American herons with long legs, a sinuous neck, and thick, daggerlike bill. Head, chest, and wing plumes give a shaggy appearance. In flight, the Great Blue Heron curls its neck into a tight “S” shape; its wings are broad and rounded and its legs trail well beyond the tail.

Color Pattern
Great Blue Herons appear blue-gray from a distance, with a wide black stripe over the eye. In flight, the upper side of the wing is two-toned: pale on the forewing and darker on the flight feathers. A pure white subspecies occurs in coastal southern Florida.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Blue_Heron/id

Habitat:

Wetlands

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