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The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird common near open water and wetlands in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is the largest of the heron family native to North America. Blue herons are distinguished by slate-blue colored flight feathers, long legs and a long neck which is curved in flight. The face and head are white with black stripes. The long-pointed bill is a dull yellow. The great blue heron is found throughout most of North America from Alaska through Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. East of the Rocky Mountains herons are migratory and winter in the coastal areas of the Southern United States, Central America, or northern South America. Great blue herons thrive in almost any wetland habitat and rarely venture far from the water. The blue heron spends most of its waking hours hunting for food. The primary food in their diet is small fish. It is also known to feed opportunistically on other small prey such as shrimp, crabs, aquatic insects, rodents, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. Herons hunt for their food and locate it by sight. Their long legs allow them to feed in deeper waters than other waders are able to. The common hunting technique is to wade slowly through the water and spear their prey with their long, sharp bill. They usually swallow their catch whole. The great blue heron breeds in colonies called rookeries, located close to lakes and wetlands. They build their large nests high up in the trees. This heron was photographed while hunting by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Great Blue Heron hunting on the bank of a canal, Orange Beach, Alabama

in a wetland in Florida, United States

Portrait of Great Blue Heron

Closeup great blue heron

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

Close Encounter with a Blue Heron next to the Water's Edge

Great Blue Heron Closeup

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washington

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird common near open water and wetlands in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is the largest of the heron family native to North America. Blue herons are distinguished by slate-blue colored flight feathers, long legs and a long neck which is curved in flight. The face and head are white with black stripes. The long-pointed bill is a dull yellow. The great blue heron is found throughout most of North America from Alaska through Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. East of the Rocky Mountains herons are migratory and winter in the coastal areas of the Southern United States, Central America, or northern South America. Great blue herons thrive in almost any wetland habitat and rarely venture far from the water. The blue heron spends most of its waking hours hunting for food. The primary food in their diet is small fish. It is also known to feed opportunistically on other small prey such as shrimp, crabs, aquatic insects, rodents, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. Herons hunt for their food and locate it by sight. Their long legs allow them to feed in deeper waters than other waders are able to. The common hunting technique is to wade slowly through the water and spear their prey with their long, sharp bill. They usually swallow their catch whole. The great blue heron breeds in colonies called rookeries, located close to lakes and wetlands. They build their large nests high up in the trees. This heron was photographed while hunting by Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Great blue heron in swamp

A Great Blue Heron standing in a lake with lots of room for copy.

gray heron portrait in a park in Paris, France

Great Blue Heron close-up head shot with selective focus on the eye

Heron in tall grass observing.

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) portrait of wading bird looking for food in wetland in Flanders Belgium on green background. Wildlife Scene of Nature in Europe.

A Great Blue Heron (Herodias ardea) displaying its plummage.

Close-up of a great blue heron, seen in the wild in North California

Great Blue Heron found in a small wetlands pond located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Great Blue Heron in the The Woodlands Texas

Great Blue Heron , Ardea herodias , Head Shot, Everglades National Park, Florida

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest American heron . A series of photographs from different places and different time periods.

Great blue heron on the dock area at San Carlos swith feathers blown by the wind

An up close head shot of a great blue heron

$Great Blue Heron wading in the waters of the Elkhorn Slough, California looking for it next fish meal.\n\nTaken at Elkhorn Slough, California, USA.$

Great blue heron fishing in a stream. The bokeh background shows the bright yellow and orange foliage in autumn

A Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, standing on a bank of the Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, Vancouver, looking for prey. BC, Canada

Portrait of a great blue heron back lit by the sun

Portrait of Blue Heron

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