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Great blue heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

The Great Blue Heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. Wikipedia Largest of the North American herons with long legs, a sinuous neck, and thick, daggerlike bill.

Habitat:

Lagoon in tropical mexican Pacific

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LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico

Spotted on Mar 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012

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