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Ardea herodias
A large heron. The head, chest, and wing plumes give it a shaggy appearance. They appear blue-gray from a distance. They have long yellow legs, a thick, daggerlike bill and black stripe over their eye.
A second heron flew in to challenge the one fishing at the end of the pond. forced it to fly away then flew back down to the center of the large urban pond.
Spotted on Jan 11, 2014
Submitted on Jan 30, 2014
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