great blue heron
ardea herodias latin

I don't expect to see the great blue heron here again.

Two great blue herons took off from a stand of trees.

Along most of the river it is common to see great blue herons.

On a given summer day, you might find both human fishermen and a great blue heron.

I saw two great blue herons, and watched one of them catch a fish.

Great blue herons have also been landing along the coast.

On one especially harrowing turn, we spot a great blue heron.

The bird, when it came in sight, proved to be a great blue heron.

Great blue herons can sometimes be seen there, too.

Mr. Smith has seen one kill a great blue heron.

"Great blue herons, you can see," he said, looking through his binoculars.

Within the preserve is a nesting site for the great blue heron.

Great blue heron eat the fish from the lake.

Now great blue herons that feed in the marsh fall dead out of the sky.

Bald eagles and great blue herons are also known to visit the lake.

The great blue heron nests, for which the site is named, are no longer a feature of the area.

North of the bridge I saw three great blue herons and an egret.

I watched white ibises and, in the distance, great blue herons.

Some, like the great blue herons and wood ducks, are permanent residents.

From the surface of one a great blue heron began his long, awkward, almost horizontal rise into the air.

Pelicans, night and great blue herons can be found on the waters of the lake.

Birds such as the great blue heron and kingfisher call the river valley home.

I sat on the gravel bar beside it, looked in vain for green and great blue herons.

Kingfishers and great blue herons may be seen stalking fish.

Watching a great blue heron balance on one leg as it scanned the water for prey.

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), a species of special concern, makes its home in this area.

The Heron Rookery was set aside to protect the nesting grounds of the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias).

Birds also compose a large portion of a Great Horned Owl's diet, ranging in size from kinglets to Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias) and young swans.

Other prevalent bird species that can be observed at NEC's beaches include the Great Egret (Ardea alba) and the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias).

Birds include many seabirds, a large colony of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), the largest remaining population of the endangered Piping Plover and one of the largest colonies of Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) in the world.

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.