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  1. the heron story 6 - I meant to do that! (... to be continued)

    the heron story 6 - I meant to do that! (... to be continued)

    Then I caught the heron repeatedly dunking the rodent in the water, so definitely on purpose, but what purpose? To clean it? To drown it into submission? To kill it? To wash it? To make it more slippery and easier to swallow? Just for fun? To reposition it for swallowing? Again ... hard to say...
    • Doc Duck
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  2. the heron story 5 - whew!

    the heron story 5 - whew!

    Recaught the prey.
    • Doc Duck
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  3. the heron story 4 - woops!

    the heron story 4 - woops!

    Next frame, the heron seems to have dropped the vole. Accidentally? On purpose? Hard to say which.
    • Doc Duck
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  4. the heron story (3) ... to be continued.

    the heron story (3) ... to be continued.

    We walked around Mallard Lake, seeing no Mallards, only turtles and various plants, until we got back opposite our parked car. That's where we again spotted the heron. S/he was standing in the water by the near edge of the lake, holding a field mouse or vole s/he had caught. To be continued...
    • Doc Duck
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  5. ... the heron story (2), closer and closer

    ... the heron story (2), closer and closer

    We nevertheless took the route we'd planned, walking closer and closer to the heron. Another walker coming the opposite way skirted into the street to avoid the bird. Still the bird just stood there. We got this close before s/he flew.
    • Doc Duck
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  6. Great Blue Heron

    Great Blue Heron

    On the edge of stream fishing. Hawk over it's shoulder to it's left as well, not in frame. Popular place today.
    • Ozprey1
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron minnesota sherburne nwr usa zimmerman
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  7. Great Blue Heron -

    Great Blue Heron -

    I've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty.
    • lmelamed
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron hutchins rehabilitated rogers wildlife rehabilitation texas
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  8. Great Blue Heron with Chick

    Great Blue Heron with Chick

    Magnolia Gardens Rookery
    • STM
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron heron shore bird
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  9. Fly over

    Fly over

    Great Blue Heron
    • KC Foggin
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron myrtle beach sc usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  10. And then takeoff

    And then takeoff

    Great Blue Heron
    • KC Foggin
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    • ardea herodias flight great blue heron myrtle beach sc usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  11. A Close-up Head Shot Image

    A Close-up Head Shot Image

    Great Blue Heron Great Blue Herons appear blue-gray from a distance, with a wide black stripe over the eye. In flight, the upper side of the wing is two-toned: pale on the forewing and darker on the flight feathers. A pure white subspecies occurs in coastal southern Florida.
    • KC Foggin
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron myrtle beach sc usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  12. Blue on Blue

    Blue on Blue

    Great Blue Heron The great blue heron is the largest heron species in North America, standing about 4 feet tall. But even though they are large birds, they don't weigh much (only 5 to 6 pounds), thanks to their light, hollow bones (a trait most birds have).
    • KC Foggin
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    • ardea herodias flight great blue heron myrtle beach sc usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  13. GBH.JPG

    GBH.JPG

    Great Blue Heron
    • Craig Thayer
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    • 1dt ardea herodias arizona great blue heron
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  14. Great Blue Heron

    Great Blue Heron

    Standing motionless on a branch over our backyard creek, this stately heron posed on its favorite perch. This is an adult showing a white stripe down the middle of its crown. Notice the long, loose feathers on its chest. These specialized feathers continually grow and fray forming “powder down”...
    • jmorlan
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    • ardea herodias california great blue heron usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  15. Pretending I'm a Cat Tail

    Pretending I'm a Cat Tail

    A reflecting Great Blue Heron sits motionless while on the hunt in a creek.
    • Victor Vector
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  16. Great Blue Heron - 4

    Great Blue Heron - 4

    Not too wary of me yet.
    • Ozprey1
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    • ardea herodias elk river great blue heron minnesota mississippi river usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  17. Great Blue Heron - 5

    Great Blue Heron - 5

    About to land.
    • Ozprey1
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    • ardea herodias elk river flight great blue heron minnesota mississippi river usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  18. Great Blue Heron - 6

    Great Blue Heron - 6

    Moving out into slightly deeper water.
    • Ozprey1
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    • ardea herodias elk river great blue heron minnesota mississippi river usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  19. ...and THIS big!

    ...and THIS big!

    • Victor Vector
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  20. I'm This Tall...

    I'm This Tall...

    Blue Heron strecthing.
    • Victor Vector
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  21. Great blue heron

    Great blue heron

    • katastrofa
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    • ardea herodias british columbia canada great blue heron reifel bird sanctuary stream bank winter
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  22. 7_10_21_Great_Blue_Heron.JPG

    7_10_21_Great_Blue_Heron.JPG

    • anonymousbirder
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron john heinz wildlife refuge pennsylvania philadelphia
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  23. Great Blue Heron-1st Year

    Great Blue Heron-1st Year

    Fishing in the sunset during a time when the river is very low.
    • Ozprey1
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    • ardea herodias great blue heron (first year) minnesota mississippi river otsego usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  24. "Pterodactyl" heron

    "Pterodactyl" heron

    • katastrofa
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    • ardea herodias bay shore boundary bay british columbia canada great blue heron
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  25. Great Blue Heron

    Great Blue Heron

    Great Blue Heron with wings spread.
    • lmelamed
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    • ardea herodias frisco tx great blue heron lake
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
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