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Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Photo by Ashley19
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Field Notes

Description:

Very large bird standing up to 100cm with a 15-195 cm wingspan

Habitat:

They reside in watery places such as lakes, rivers etc

Notes:

They breed in the north and migrate to the tropics
They hunt in the water . They eat food such as fish , frogs , turtles etc

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
florida33girl
Agree with annorion. Unless you spotted this in captivity, it would be a Great Blue Heron.
annorion
Grey Heron is European species. Hard to tell from pic but if it looks like a Grey Heron than it is most likely the North American species Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Hope this helps!

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Flora and Fauna of Prospect Park
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2012

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