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Grey heron

Ardea cinerea

2 Species ID Suggestions

PhotoginTN
PhotoginTN 9 years ago
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Great blue heron
AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea Grey heron


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3 Comments

Narjess
Narjess 9 years ago

Thank you very much for your suggestions! I've updated as grey Heron. Thanks

PhotoginTN
PhotoginTN 9 years ago

Ashley,
True enough... Though wikipedia notes that the Great blue heron "It is a rare vagrant to Europe, with records from Spain..."
Most likely a Grey heron though.

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Great blue heron is found in the Americas, and the grey heron is old world. Nearly identical in looks though!

Narjess
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Oropesa del Mar/Orpesa, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Jan 11, 2013
Submitted on Jan 4, 2015

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