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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by Frank Weaver
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Great blue herons has a wide wingspan from 1.7 up to 2 meters. It such a great pleasure to see in flight.
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Habitat:

Found in a wide variety of habitats in North America. Likes to feed in calm waters.

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Comments (10)
C.Sydes
beautiful action shot, you can almost feel the feather control
Frank Weaver
Thank you Karen, Tanya, and Antonio! I really like this birds, they fly so majestically.
KarenL
Lovely photo Frank! We found a heronry of about 25 nests yesterday but my the aerial shots were taken through trees & none turned out anywhere near as nicely as this!
Frank Weaver
Thank you guys! Its so exiting to be out there in the field taking this pictures. Its such a trilling experience.

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Birds of the World
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Florida Wetlands
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 20, 2012

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