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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

It is the largest North American heron.

Habitat:

Lake.

Notes:

This heron was fishing on the edge of a lake. We did see him catch a fish but he was too quick for my camera!

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Wouldn't want to be a fish near that beak.

RachaelB
Spotted by
RachaelB

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Aug 31, 2012
Submitted on Oct 1, 2012

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