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

Widespread and familiar, the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland rivers or lakeshores.

Great egret in Northern Florida

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

A great blue heron stalks through the water along the shore of Bird Island in Bayou Saint John in Orange Beach, Alabama, on March 16, 2025.

Stork bird sitting in a dead tree with clear blue sky background, outback Australia

Grey heron, walking on a beach

Great Blue Heron at Bathtub Reef Beach Hutchinson Island, Florida

Great Blue Heron walking on beach

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Majestic Great Blue Heron on the shore in Fort Myers Beach on the west coast of Florida.

Portrait of Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron, Sarasota FL

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white asian heron flies over the beach.

Blue Heron standing on railing in front of Intracoastal Waterway in Pass-A-Grille Sountbeach Florida

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 in Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Great Blue Heron in the The Woodlands Texas

Great blue heron, ardea herodias, beautiful bird in Florida.

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

Grey heron/Ardea Cinerea In The Maldives

Great blue heron at the water's edge, in shallow water looking for a fish to catch and eat, Bowditch Point County Park, Fort Myers Beach, Lee County, Florida. Photo shows bird from head to toe in beautiful late afternoon sunlight.

Tricolored heron in the natural surroundings of Orlando Wetlands Park in central Florida. The park is a large marsh area which is home to numerous birds, mammals, and reptiles.

Sea Crane standing on one leg on white sandy beach near Atlantic Ocean with waves crashing in background

A white egret on the rocks of a river waits for its prey.

Great Blue Heron crouching on a piling of a pier that was destroyed by a hurricane, Perdido Key Florida, looking north across Old River at Ono Island, Orange Beach, Alabama

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

Great Blue Heron walks slowly along the water-line watching for his prey in the incoming waves. East Florida coast.

Great Blue Heron wading in central Colorado lake, USA, North America.

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