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Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
43.8621, 15.9665
Field Notes
Description:
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged predatory wader of the heron family, Ardeidae. Mainly grey with pale yellow eye and black pattern on head and neck, it grows to stand to to 1m tall.
Habitat:
Grey Heron is native to Palearctic, and is resident bird throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It prefers wetlands, and can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds or marshes. Here observed hiding on Visovac lake coast n Krka NP (Croatia). At this spot, the Krka NP, Krka river forms a series of waterfalls and lakes; it is surrounded by a magnificent dense broad-leaved forest, and its shallow coastal waters are rich in vegetation.
Reference Links:
Grey heron - Wikipedia
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PublishedJuly 26, 2018
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