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Ardea herodias
The Great blue heron is the largest heron in North America. Slate gray plumage with long orangish-yellow bill and black crown and head plumes.
Spotted in grass covered sand dunes at Fort Morgan.
Spotted on Jan 21, 2019
Submitted on Feb 3, 2019
2 Comments
Thanks so much Neil. This one was such a good model - it was like it was expecting to have its picture taken. It did help to have the sun low in horizon. It was about an hour before sunset.
Wow, that is a gorgeous heron, and all three photos are beautiful. Well spotted, Brian.