Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

Large heron. Nesting season. Long legs and neck. Mostly shades of light blue grey of back and tail to darker colors one wing edges. Neck is grey and white. Head is white with side stripe of a darker color that feathers extend out. Yellow bill and dark legs.

Habitat:

Mostly found near water where it feeds, such as marshes and lakes where they can wade in or stand over the water.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Jellis
Spotted by
Jellis

Alameda, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 30, 2013
Submitted on Apr 30, 2013

Related Spottings

Garça (Ardea cinerea) Ardea cinerea Grey Heron Great Egret

Nearby Spottings

Belted Kingfisher Green Heron Common Merganser (female) Green Heron
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team