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Great blue heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

•They eat fish, aquatic insects, shrimp, crabs, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds. •They usually breed in colonies. •Their main predators are eagles, hawks, owls, crocodiles and alligators.

Habitat:

Fresh and saltwater marshes, mangrove swamps, flooded meadows, lake edges, shorelines -I saw this heron in Naperville (USA)

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BrunoMoller
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BrunoMoller

Naperville, Illinois, USA

Spotted on Dec 29, 2015
Submitted on Apr 5, 2016

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