Great Blue Heron by danapommet
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The Great Blue Heron is a large wading bird, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America as well as the Caribbean and the Gal�¡pagos Islands. They are very common in south Florida but rarely seen in Europe. It is the largest North American heron, head to tail length of 36 to 54 inches (91 to 137 cm), a wingspan of 66 to 79 inches (167 to 201 cm), a height of 45 to 54 inches (115 to 138 cm) and a weight of 4.6 to 7.9 pounds (2.1 to 3.6 kg). These two photos were taken on the same day as my last two postings. The right photo was while s/he was walking the edge of the lake looking for fish and frogs. The left photo was in direct sunlight trying to warm up after wading in the lake. Some info from Wikipedia. This collage will zoom and provide better details!
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Dana
Comments (37)
FredNunes
Great work, interesting info! :-)
MrsRatbag
Very cool to have them so close to you; wonderful shots, Dana!
Richardphotos
Florida must have 1000's of them. you certainly capture a lot. both are better in full screen
giulband
very well captured!!
Faemike55
Wonderful captures Dana they are impressive birds
bebopdlx
Beautiful shots of the Great Blue.
eekdog
both captures are well done, Dana. Happy Holidays..
durleybeachbum
Lovely to see your bird! We have the similar Grey Heron.
whaleman
Nice photos Dana!
jayfar
Two very nice shots Dana. A grey heron came into my garden about a month ago and took four of my six large goldfish. It came back next morning for the other two but I had taken precautions!
Jean_C
Two superb capture of this beautiful bird! Thanks for the infos to, Dana!
mtdana
Magnificent bird!!!
SunriseGirl
Thanks for sharing these great photos and interesting info.
Katraz
Your Heron looks just like our Gray heron, nice shots.
Leije
Excellent duo of captures, Dana, I prefer the right one !
jmb007
belle photo!
rbowen
Very good captures!
jendellas
We get grey herons on the park & the girls love to see them off, lovely pics!!
dakotabluemoon
Standing tall and proud he is awesome shot Dana.
adrie
Beautiful capture Dana.
Cyve
Absolutely Fabulous... Fantastic shots also ...as always my friend !!!
blondeblurr
There is something very cool about their appearance, like high fashion models on a catwalk ... if they swallow a fish - you would surely see it going down their throats and always know how many they had for dinner, hmmm ... just a curious notion ;) fine images Dana, thanks for sharing them with us, BB
junge1
Great capture Dana. You know we have them here in the surrounding agricultural area of Phoenix too. They usually hang around along the irrigation ditches of the fields!
moochagoo
You lucky ! Great capture !
West_coaster07
Excellent Dana!!
Rob2753
Fabulous Dana, lovely shots and they look magnificent when flying too with that long neck outstretched
flavia49
gorgeous
johndoop
Beautiful collage and interesting info!!!!!!!!!!!!
sandra46
GREAT CAPTURE
Jay-el-Jay
A proud looking bird,and I bet that neck can reach around pretty good.Great work.