Free Images - SnappyGoat.com- bestof:south africa garden route nature coast heron bird head close portrait

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

A white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) poised on rugged rocks at the water's edge, framed by the expansive ocean in the background

Afrikanischer Graureiher / Grey heron / Ardea cinerea

Grey egret on blue background. Western reef heron. Seabird. Shorebird. Egret on the beach. Details of bird.

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.

The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), commonly sighted beside lakes and ponds.

Close shot of a female little bittern with a beautiful bokeh in the background.

Black-crowned Night heron on the Silver River in Ocala, Florida.

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

In Goldfields Country The white-necked heron or Pacific heron is a species of heron that is found on most of the Australian continent wherever freshwater habitats exist. It is also found in parts of Indonesia, New Guinea and New Zealand, but is uncommon in Tasmania.

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

Afrikanischer Graureiher / Grey heron / Ardea cinerea

Fluffy blue heron standing on a rock in the water

Blue heron alert

grey heron on the blurred background close-up

A sharp-beaked Grey Heron waiting for fish to feed on.

gray heron portrait in a park in Paris, France

Fish heron at rhine river in Germany closeup and head

portrait at sunset with green background - Gambia

Afrikanischer Graureiher / Grey heron / Ardea cinerea

Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge

Portrait of Great Blue Heron

Head of heron

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

heron looking for a fish

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.

Afrikanischer Graureiher / Grey Heron / Ardea cinerea

Close up of a Great Blue Heron

Night heron head closeup. Wild tropical bird photo. Heron in zoo. Philippines heron. Wild animal of tropical nature. Water bird with long beek. Tropical bird watching. Exotic island fauna. Wild bird

$Taxon name: Australian White-faced Heron\nTaxon scientific name: Egretta novaehollandiae novaehollandiae\nLocation: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia$

Free Images: "bestof:south africa garden route nature coast heron bird head close portrait"

Terms of Use Search of the Day