Free Images - SnappyGoat.com- bestof:heron bird wildlife beak fauna

Click Here for More Images from iStock- 15% off with coupon 15FREEIMAGES

$Kōraku-en (後楽園, Kōrakuen) is a Japanese garden located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. \nJapanese folklore sees the heron as divine, able to traverse across the three elements: earth, air and water; herons are often associated with wisdom and knowledge, as they are seen as observant creatures that wait patiently before taking action.$

Gray heron sitting on a branch by the water

$L 84-102cm (neck extended), WS 155-175cm.\nBreeds in colonies, or sometimes solitarily, in woodland with tall trees beside lakes and brackish sea-bays.\nWaits patiently, stock-still, for prey (mostly fish) on lakeshores and riversides, rests on one leg in shallow water, often at edge of reeds.\nMostly not migrating (resident/sedentary bird).\nNest a flat basket of sticks in tree crown.\n\nIn the Netherlands this is a common bird (also feeding/nestling) in Towns.$

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in a public park in Stuttgart. Water bird on green meadow with brown autumn leaves. Jogger in background. Germany.

A Grey Heron standing amongst leaves on a fallen tree in sunshine

Great blue heron is the largest American heron hunting small fish, insect, rodents, reptiles, small mammals, birds and especially ducklings.

gray heron portrait in a park in Paris, France

Photo of an heron ion a lagoon in the Setúbal district, South of Portugal.

Fish heron at rhine river in Germany closeup and head

A Bare-throated tiger-heron hunting in a pond on a beach in Costa Rica.

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest American heron

Grey heron in portrait. Detailed picture of the bird. Animal photo from nature. Photo from a park

The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.

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.

Heron's search for food in a marsh near the gulf coast of Texas

Free Images: "bestof:heron bird wildlife beak fauna"