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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

The largest North American Heron. Notable features include slaty flight feathers, red-brown thighs, and a paired red-brown and black stripe up the flanks; the neck is rusty-gray, with black and white streaking down the front; the head is paler, with a nearly white face, and a pair of black plumes running from just above the eye to the back of the head.

Notes:

Co-starring some Canadian Geese at Canal Wildlife Management Area, Chesapeake City, Md.

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mdwildlife
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mdwildlife

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jun 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012

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