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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

Slate gray, with a blue tinge that gives the bird its name, the Great Blue Heron has black shoulder patches, a white face, and a white crown that is underscored by black eye-stripes ending in slender plumes. Long plumes also extend from the slender, elongated body at the neck, breast, and back. The bird has a thick yellow bill and long, stilt-like brownish or greenish legs with chestnut thigh feathers.

Habitat:

This great blue was standing on the edge of the city maintained retention pond when I first saw it. When it spotted me, it backed up into the bushes and hid, then flew off when I didn't go away.

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joanbstanley
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joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 23, 2013
Submitted on Aug 28, 2013

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