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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.

Habitat:

Mangrove lagoon

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KarenL
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KarenL

Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 27, 2012
Submitted on Dec 22, 2012

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