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

First batch of images of Purple Heron, one of the greatest examples of patience in the bird world when hunting, in a variety of moods and behavioural recordings.

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.

Elegant Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, gracing the wetlands of France with its distinctive plumage.

A beautiful Blue Heron during the colorful fall season.

grey heron on the lake background close-up

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

$Goliath Heron.\nThe Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller, declining numbers in Southwest and South Asia.$

A heron flapping wings as it lifts higher.

The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night heron in genus Nyctanassa. Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which has a worldwide distribution, the yellow-crowned is restricted to the Americas. Tower Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Purple Heron bird stands in the water - Amboseli National Park Kenya

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.

A selection No 2 of Purple Heron in various postures, including in territorial aggression and flight. This bird is amongst the greatest examples of a species displaying utmost patience whilst stalking and hunting prey, mostly fish.

A lone majestic looking Purple heron gracefully flying over a lake in day light. They are also called Ardea purpurea. called

$L70-90cm, WS 120-138cm.\nBreeds in colonies at extensive, shallow swampy lakes with reed beds.\nForages in swallow water in gaps among reeds and along rivers, or more in open in wet meadows.\nSummer visitor (mostly Apr-Oct), wintering in tropical Africa.\nFeeds on fish, frogs and insects.\nNests in reeds or trees.\n\nThis is not a very common Heron in the Netherlands, but can be seen in numbers in the described Habitats.$

Little blue heron bird perching near lake water in Florida wetland.

Elegant Perch: A grey egret gracefully balances on a round wooden post against a serene bokeh of blue water, embodying poise amidst tranquil waters.

The painted stork is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

Purple heron close up from Po river lagoon, Italy. Migratory bird. Italian nature

South African Goliath Heron standing with wings open on Kruger National Park Crocodile river in dry season.

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