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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by Frank Weaver
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Largest North American heron.

Habitat:

Wekiva River

Notes:

Spotted this Heron, as he hunted for food on the shorelines of the Wekiva river, as we cleaned the river of debri.

Reference Links:

Great Blue Heron

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Comments (2)
ebsharrett1950
Nice capture Frank. Thanks for cleaning up the waterways. I'm a firm believer of No Trace Left Behind.
Seema
Ya...looks majestic with the enormous size, compared to other herons...

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Mission
Birds of the Southeast U.S.
Mission
Florida Wetlands
Mission
Raise awareness about litter harming our environment in Florida
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 29, 2012

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