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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

Great blue herons build a bulky stick nest. Nests are usually around 50 cm (20 in) across when first constructed, but can grow to more than 120 cm (47 in) in width and 90 cm (35 in) deep with repeated use and additional construction.

Habitat:

Merit Island

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Ava T-B
Ava T-B 9 years ago

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HemaShah
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HemaShah

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 25, 2014
Submitted on Jun 25, 2014

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