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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

Grey-blue body with white thin feathers that stick up when fluffed. Grey-brown neck with white thin feathers. The Head has a lot of white with a very long orange sharp beak. Has black eyebrows that stick up over the head. Brown long feet.

Habitat:

Drying up canal that leads to a lake. It starts to get swampy at this time.

Notes:

This one came in the morning and then evening every day to catch fish. If the other one was here they would either swap out who was fishing or chase each other off.

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TheDragonsSpark
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TheDragonsSpark

Bartletts Corner, New York, United States

Spotted on May 22, 2023
Submitted on Oct 8, 2023

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