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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, 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

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

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.

Little Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Little Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Little Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, 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 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

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 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.

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.

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 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 Spears a Sunfish

Great Blue Heron Spears a Sunfish

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

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 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

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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.

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, 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

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 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)

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 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 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

A large bird standing on top of a rock next to a body of water. Great blue heron birds wildlife.

A large bird standing on top of a rock next to a body of water. Great ...

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

Great Blue Heron in Silhouette - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

A great blue heron silhouetted in a tree at dusk in Beaver Marsh.

Great Blue Heron Huddles in a Tree

Great Blue Heron Huddles in a Tree

In November, this great blue huddles for warmth while keeping a wary eye on something out of view.

Great blue herons (Ardea herodias) land on the Yellowstone River

Great blue herons (Ardea herodias) land on the Yellowstone River

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Great Blue Heron Catches a Frog

Great Blue Heron Catches a Frog

This young great blue heron just caught a frog at Beaver Marsh.

Great Blue Heron Along the Cuyahoga River

Great Blue Heron Along the Cuyahoga River

A great blue heron stands on the remains of the Peninsula dam, watching the rushing river for fish.

Great blue heron, Yellowstone National Park

Great blue heron, Yellowstone National Park

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Great blue heron in flight - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Great blue heron in flight - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

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Great Blue Herons with Nest Material

Great Blue Herons with Nest Material

These two great blue herons are flying back to their nest with nest building material in their beaks.

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

Great Blue Heron - National Parks Gallery

A Great Blue Heron hunts for fish despite a field of duckweed bloom.

Great Blue Heron. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Great Blue Heron. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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