Great Blue Heron

Description:

Great Blue Heron is a large wading bird with blue-gray feathers, with a wide black stripe over the eye. In flight, the upper side of the wing is two-toned: pale on the forewing and darker on the flight feathers. They wade slowly or stand statue-like, eat fish and other prey from shallow water or open fields. Their have a tucked-in neck, a very slow wing beats, and their legs create an unmistakable image in flight.

Habitat:

The Blue Heron is common near the shores of open water, saltwater and freshwater habitats of Central and North America, Caribbean and Galapagos. Also a rare vagrant to Spain, the Azores, England and the Netherlands.They also may be seen in grasslands and agricultural fields.

Notes:

What is interesting to me is that this bird travels solo. The only time they may be seen up to 10 together is during their migration.