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Great blue heron (male)

Ardea herodias

Description:

Great blue heron male in breeding plumage on the edge of Williamsport Lake. He flew across to the other side when we got too close for comfort!

Habitat:

Williamsport lakes, TN

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thank you NRM! These guys are tricky, they usually fly before I manage to get this close!

NRM4424
NRM4424 10 years ago

I've taken pictures of these but they never looked this good.

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Feb 14, 2014
Submitted on Feb 17, 2014

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