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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

This heron was so fluffed up (pic 4) that it almost looked like an ostrich.

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2 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 8 years ago

Thanks Trigg. It landed in front of me!! it was in it's breeding plumage hence the colors. It had two lovely plumes on it's head.

triggsturner
triggsturner 8 years ago

Great spotting Hema. You certainly got up nice and close. Great to see all the colours. Thanks for sharing this.

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

California, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2016
Submitted on May 1, 2016

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