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Great blue heron : Ardea herodias. Male. c.1 v.3 plate 211

Great blue heron : Ardea herodias. Male. c.1 v.3 plate 211

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Great white heron : Ardea occidentalis, male adult spring plumage. View Key-west. c.1 v.3 plate 281

Great white heron : Ardea occidentalis, male adult spring plumage. Vie...

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Great Blue Heron - Louis Prang company chromolithogrpah

Great Blue Heron - Louis Prang company chromolithogrpah

The Louis Prang company - was a printing and publishing company in Boston, Massachusetts, known for its high-quality lithographic reproductions of artworks and its production of mass-market Christmas cards usin... More

Class II, Order IV, Grallae. Family Gruidae. The Great Blue Heron...

Class II, Order IV, Grallae. Family Gruidae. The Great Blue Heron...

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Great Blue Heron, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Great Blue Heron, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter ...

Trade cards from the "Game Birds" series (N40), issued in 1888-90 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Series N40 reproduces the cards from N13 in a larger size. Issued by Allen & Gi... More

Great Blue Heron, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Great Blue Heron, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter ...

Trade cards from the "Game Birds" series (N13), issued in 1889 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great blue herons can be found in or near water where they hunt for fish and amphibians.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

The Great Blue Heron, a year round resident, in flight on a Fall day. While the temperatures drop, many birds fly south to warmer temperatures. The Great Blue Heron stays and enjoys Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens year round.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron at the beaver pond on the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail

Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Heron Fall

Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Heron Fall

Heron at the ponds during Fall

Spring Into Winter - National Parks Gallery

Spring Into Winter - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron takes flight on a wintry morning.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great blue herons are a common large wading bird found in spring and summer within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.

Flight of Flurry - National Parks Gallery

Flight of Flurry - National Parks Gallery

Rain, Sleet, Ice or Snow, the Great Blue Heron calls Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens home in any weather. Here, shown launching in flight off the bank of a pond into a winter snow flurry.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

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Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

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Little Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Little Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

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Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Ice Bath

Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Ice Bath

The year round resident Blue Heron takes flight after searching for food in one of the ponds at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

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Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias)

Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias)

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Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Winter View

Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Winter View

The Blue Heron stands at his favorite spot. He is seen here often and will fly over the pond as visitors walk closer down the path. The Blue Heron stays around, and in the ponds if the winter temperatures do no... More

Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Winter Resident

Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Winter Resident

The Great Blue Heron calls Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens home All Year round. They can be seen frequently around the ponds looking for food to get them through the winter if the ponds are not frozen over.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

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Great Blue Heron Pair in Nest - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron Pair in Nest - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

A pair of great blue herons stand in their nest at the Station Road Heronry, surrounded by dangling sycamore seed pods. Herons abandoned this colony soon after a pair of bald eagles moved in, moving to a new ar... More

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

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Kaweah River, Tulare Co. Misc. Birds, Great Blue Heron nesting Colony.

Kaweah River, Tulare Co. Misc. Birds, Great Blue Heron nesting Colony.

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Alabama's Coastal Connection - Heron Wading in Orange Beach

Alabama's Coastal Connection - Heron Wading in Orange Beach

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A waterbird, tentatively identified as a young Great Blue Heron, wades in the shallows of the boat launch at the end of Marina Road in O... More

River Road Scenic Byway - Great Blue Heron at Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area

River Road Scenic Byway - Great Blue Heron at Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A great blue heron stands in one of the flooded ponds at Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Location: Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area, Michigan St... More

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Project

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Project

A Great Blue Heron seems oblivious to the tremendous spectacle of light and sound generated by a Shuttle liftoff, as the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-73) soars skyward from Launch Pad 39B. Columbia's seven membe... More

[Water Runoff 2] 412-DSP-2-Runoff_081.jpg

[Water Runoff 2] 412-DSP-2-Runoff_081.jpg

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Description: Water level controll culvert and Great Blue Heron, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. USEPA Photo by Eri... More

Great Blue Heron Collects Nesting Materials

Great Blue Heron Collects Nesting Materials

Blue Herons are common spring and summer residents along the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area. This bird is bringing back nesting materials to a nest in a grove of cottonwood trees on a Mississippi River Island.

Timucuan Ecological and historic preserve - Blue Heron

Timucuan Ecological and historic preserve - Blue Heron

The Great Blue Heron is common in the Timucuan Preserve. Public domain photograph of wildlife, animals, wilderness, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  A Great Blue Heron is silhouetted against the brilliance of the rocket exhaust as the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-1) is launched from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. TDRS-I replenishes the existing on-orbit fleet of six spacecraft. The TDRS System is the primary source of space-to-ground voice, data and telemetry for the Space Shuttle. It also provides communications with the International Space Station and scientific spacecraft in low-Earth orbit such as the Hubble Space Telescope. This new advanced series of satellites will extend the availability of TDRS communications services until about 2017. Liftoff occurred at 5:59 p.m. EST KSC-02pp0262

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Great Blue Heron is silhouetted again...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Great Blue Heron is silhouetted against the brilliance of the rocket exhaust as the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-1) is launched from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral... More

Great Blue Heron Lands with Stick

Great Blue Heron Lands with Stick

A heron arrives on its treetop nest carrying a new stick. The sycamore’s fresh green leaves are starting to emerge.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - A  Great Blue Heron takes flight from waters on KSC.  It is one of 310 species of birds that inhabit the National Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with KSC.  The marshes and open water of the refuge also provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Great Blue Heron takes flight from wa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Great Blue Heron takes flight from waters on KSC. It is one of 310 species of birds that inhabit the National Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with KSC. ... More

Great Blue Heron Close-up - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron Close-up - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

The heron’s face has an intense yellow eye, black crown, and spear-like yellow beak.

Free Images of nature 412_DSP_Wildlife_010

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   A Great Blue Heron on the near bank has a front row perch for the arrival of the Pegasus barge being towed into the turn basin at the Launch Complex 39 Area.  The barge holds  the redesigned external fuel tank, designated ET-118, that will launch Space Shuttle Atlantis on the next shuttle mission, STS-115.  The tank was shipped from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.  After off-loading, the tank will be moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building and lifted into a checkout cell for further work. The tank will fly with many major safety changes, including the removal of the protuberance air load ramps. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1017

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Great Blue Heron on the near bank has...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Great Blue Heron on the near bank has a front row perch for the arrival of the Pegasus barge being towed into the turn basin at the Launch Complex 39 Area. The barge holds the... More

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Free Images of nature 412_DSP_Wildlife_039

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Great Blue Heron at Beaver Marsh

Great Blue Heron at Beaver Marsh

A heron folds or unfolds its wings as it stands among the water lilies at Beaver Marsh.

Great Blue Heron Flies with a Stick

Great Blue Heron Flies with a Stick

This great blue heron is gathering sticks for its nest.

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Free Images of nature 412_DSP_Wildlife_045

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Great Blue Heron - Cumberland Island National Seashore

Great Blue Heron - Cumberland Island National Seashore

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Great Blue Heron - Cumberland Island National Seashore

Great Blue Heron - Cumberland Island National Seashore

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Free Images of nature 412_DSP_Wildlife_084

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Wildlife_084.jpg Date Picture Taken: 11/1/2008 3:42:36 PM Byline: Eric Vance Byline Title: Chief Photograp... More

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Free Images of nature 412_DSP_Wildlife_095

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Great Blue Heron in early morning light

Great Blue Heron in early morning light

Great Blue Heron in early morning light on the Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley; Diane Renkin; September 2009; Catalog #18849d

Great Blue Heron on Yellowstone River

Great Blue Heron on Yellowstone River

Great Blue Heron in early morning light on the Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley; Diane Renkin; September 2009; Catalog #18849d

Great Blue Heron Mating Dance - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron Mating Dance - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

A pair of courting great blues at the Bath Road Heronry.

Wildlife Monitoring Camera: Great Blue Heron - 8/28/09

Wildlife Monitoring Camera: Great Blue Heron - 8/28/09

A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) along Olema Creek.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tall Great Blue Heron warily eyes its surroundings while standing in the shallow water behind the NASA News Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A frequent sight around Kennedy, this large heron inhabits lakes, ponds, rivers and marshes in a range from Alaska south to Mexico and the West Indies.  It is frequently found standing at the edge of a pond or pool, watching for fish or frogs, its principal food.   Kennedy shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge that includes salt-water estuaries, brackish marshes, hardwood hammocks and pine flatwoods.  The diverse landscape provides habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2009-2603

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tall Great Blue Heron warily eyes its surroun...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A tall Great Blue Heron warily eyes its surroundings while standing in the shallow water behind the NASA News Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A frequent sight around Ken... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A Great Blue  Heron majestically takes to the air as it leaves the shallow water behind the NASA News Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A frequent sight around Kennedy, this large heron inhabits lakes, ponds, rivers and marshes in a range from Alaska south to Mexico and the West Indies.  It is frequently found standing at the edge of a pond or pool, watching for fish or frogs, its principal food.  Kennedy shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge that includes salt-water estuaries, brackish marshes, hardwood hammocks and pine flatwoods.  The diverse landscape provides habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2009-2604

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A Great Blue Heron majestically takes to the a...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A Great Blue Heron majestically takes to the air as it leaves the shallow water behind the NASA News Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A frequent sight around Kennedy, th... More

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron, Sooes River, WA Public domain photograph related to US National Parks, Nature, conservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tuzigoot National Monument - Great Blue Heron

Tuzigoot National Monument - Great Blue Heron

This Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, was caught resting on the bridge over the Verde River. Tavasci Marsh and the Verde River help support a great number of bird species.

Great Blue Heron Fishing - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron Fishing - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A great blue heron dives to spear a sunfish at Beaver Marsh.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron at Beverly Drive

Great Blue Heron Spears a Sunfish

Great Blue Heron Spears a Sunfish

Wading through Beaver Marsh, this great blue heron has speared a sunfish.

Portrait of great blue heron - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Portrait of great blue heron - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

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Great Blue Heron Takes Off - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron Takes Off - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

A great blue launches off from its nest in a sycamore.

Great blue heron with fish - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great blue heron with fish - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Great blue heron catches fish. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Blue Heron Among Nests - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron Among Nests - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

A great blue heron is framed by nests in a sycamore tree at Bath Road Heronry.

Great Blue Heron fishing from moat

Great Blue Heron fishing from moat

Great Blue Heron alongside moat Public domain photograph related to US National Parks, Nature, conservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great blue heron - National Parks Gallery

Great blue heron - National Parks Gallery

A great blue heron spreads its wings as it wades through the marsh.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron wades the river in search of fish.

Great Blue Heron with Stick - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron with Stick - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

This great blue heron returns to its nest with a new stick.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), is a year round resident of Padre Island Nationsl Seahore. This big bird measures 46" (117 cm) in length and 72" (183 cm), in width.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

A Great Blue Heron fishes along the shoreline of the Shenandoah River.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Great Blue Heron catches lunch from brackish water in the Launch Complex 39 area.        Kennedy coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, habitat to more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fish and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5316

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a G...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Great Blue Heron catches lunch from brackish water in the Launch Complex 39 area. Kennedy coexists with the Merritt Island National Wi... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Great Blue Heron catches lunch from brackish water in the Launch Complex 39 area.      Kennedy coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, habitat to more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fish and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5315

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a G...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Great Blue Heron catches lunch from brackish water in the Launch Complex 39 area. Kennedy coexists with the Merritt Island National Wild... More

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron taking flight Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

great blue heron searching for food in the river Public domain photograph related to US National Parks, Nature, conservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

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Great Blue Heron along the Madison River

Great Blue Heron along the Madison River

Great Blue Heron along the Madison River; Jay Elhard; May 19, 2012; Catalog #18903d; Original #Great-Blue.tif

Great Blue Heron, Yellowstone National Park

Great Blue Heron, Yellowstone National Park

Great blue heron near the Madison River; Jay Elhard; May 19, 2012; Catalog #18898; Original #Great-Blue2.tif

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

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Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Congaree National Park, 2012.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Congaree National Park, 2012.

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Great Blue Heron near the Madison River

Great Blue Heron near the Madison River

Great Blue Heron near the Madison River; Jay Elhard; May 19, 2012; Catalog #18898; Original #Great-Blue2.tif

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

A Great Blue Heron fishing Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baby Herons at Bath Road Heronry

Baby Herons at Bath Road Heronry

Three young great blues stand together in their nest at the Bath Road heronry.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), National Capital Parks - East, 2013.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), National Capital Parks - East, 2013...

Breeding great blue herons gather in colonies or heronries to build stick nests high off the ground. Known for its dagger-like bill, slow walk while stalking prey and a conspicuous S-shaped curl in its neck, th... More

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), National Capital Parks - East, 2013.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), National Capital Parks - East, 2013...

Breeding great blue herons gather in colonies or heronries to build stick nests high off the ground. Known for its dagger-like bill, slow walk while stalking prey and a conspicuous S-shaped curl in its neck, th... More

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), National Capital Parks - East, 2014.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), National Capital Parks - East, 2014...

Breeding great blue herons gather in colonies or heronries to build stick nests high off the ground. Known for its dagger-like bill, slow walk while stalking prey and a conspicuous S-shaped curl in its neck, th... More

Great Blue Heron Wades Through Water Lilies

Great Blue Heron Wades Through Water Lilies

With an evening light glow, this great blue heron wades through browning water lilies at Beaver Marsh

Great Blue Heron Comes in for a Landing

Great Blue Heron Comes in for a Landing

This great blue is coming down for a treetop landing at Bath Road Heronry. Notice the sycamore seed pods on the far right.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) taking off, National Capital Parks - East, 2014.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) taking off, National Capital Parks -...

Breeding great blue herons gather in colonies or heronries to build stick nests high off the ground. Known for its dagger-like bill, slow walk while stalking prey and a conspicuous S-shaped curl in its neck, th... More

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

A great blue heron seen within Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Three great blue herons fishing near shore

Great Blue Heron Mated Pair - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron Mated Pair - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

These great blues are reinforcing their pair bond by grooming each other. Their nest is part of the Bath Road Heronry.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, 2014.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Chattahoochee River National Recrea...

Breeding great blue herons gather in colonies or heronries to build stick nests high off the ground. Known for its dagger-like bill, slow walk while stalking prey and a conspicuous S-shaped curl in its neck, th... More

Great Blue Heron on a Log - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron on a Log - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

A great blue heron stands on a log, partially hidden among green wetland foliage.

Great white heron, Everglades National Park, 2015.

Great white heron, Everglades National Park, 2015.

An all-white population of the great blue heron (Ardea herodias), called the great white heron, is found only in the Caribbean and southern Florida. Once thought to be a separate species from the great blue her... More

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) and snowy egret (Egretta thula) together, Big Bend National Park, 2015.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) and snowy egret (Egretta thula) toge...

Big Bend National Park has more bird species than any other national park. The large great blue heron is usually found near shores of open water and in wetlands. With a wingspan of 66-79 inches and a height of ... More

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Everglades National Park, 2015.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Everglades National Park, 2015.

This large wading bird is usually found near shores of open water and in wetlands. With a wingspan of 66-79 inches and a height of 45-54 inches, it is the largest North American heron. For comparison, this make... More

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, 2015.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Mississippi National River & Recrea...

Great blue herons are a common large wading bird in the recreation area during spring and summer. This large wading bird is usually found near shores of open water and in wetlands. With a wingspan of 66-79 inch... More

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Colonial National Historical Park, 2015.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Colonial National Historical Park, ...

A leisurely stroll along the Island Loop Drive or walking paths of the historic site one may see blue jays, terns, mockingbirds, various sparrows, vultures, eagles, osprey or one of these majestic great blue he... More

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, 2015.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Lake Roosevelt National Recreation ...

Breeding great blue herons gather in colonies or heronries to build stick nests high off the ground. Known for its dagger-like bill, slow walk while stalking prey and a conspicuous S-shaped curl in its neck, th... More

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