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Dimension & Condition

Premier on the North American herons with extended legs, a sinuous neck, and thick, daggerlike Invoice. Head, chest, and wing plumes provide a shaggy visual appearance. In flight, The nice Blue Heron curls its neck into a decent “S” form; its wings are wide and rounded and its legs path properly past the tail.

RELATIVE Dimensions

Taller and far heavier than an awesome Egret; smaller sized and a lot less bulky than a Sandhill Crane.

Relative Sizegoose or much larger

goose-sized or greater

MEASUREMENTS

Equally Sexes

Size: 38.two-fifty three.nine in (97-137 cm)

Fat: seventy four.1-88.2 oz (2100-2500 g)

Wingspan: sixty five.eight-seventy nine.one in (167-201 cm)

Good Blue Heron

© Michael Todd | Macaulay Library

Color Sample

Terrific Blue Herons surface blue-gray from a distance, with a large black stripe above the eye. In flight, the upper side with the wing is 2-toned: pale on the forewing and darker on the flight feathers. A pure white subspecies takes place in coastal southern Florida.

Good Blue Heron

© Janis Stone | Macaulay Library

Behavior

Looking Good Blue Herons wade slowly and gradually or stand statue-like, stalking fish and various prey in shallow h2o or open fields. Watch for the lightning-rapid thrust in the neck and head because they stab with their potent payments. Their very gradual wingbeats, tucked-in neck and trailing legs produce an unmistakable image in flight.

© Eric Liner | Macaulay Library

Habitat

Seem for Great Blue Herons in saltwater and freshwater habitats, from open coasts, marshes, sloughs, riverbanks, and lakes to yard goldfish ponds. In addition they forage in grasslands and agricultural fields. Breeding birds gather in colonies or “heronries” to build stick nests large off the bottom.

Fantastic Blue Heron

© Ga Gerrior | Macaulay Library

Regional Dissimilarities

An all-white subspecies, the Great White Heron, is located in coastal parts of southern Florida, together with men and women that are intermediate in plumage (demonstrating a grayish human body which has a typically white head and neck), generally known as “Würdemann’s Heron.”

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