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H is for Herons - medium to large wading birds with long legs, long necks, and long bills.
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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, January 22, 2017 |
Great Blue Herons,
Ardea herodias, are the largest North American Herons. Because of special vertebrae in their necks, Herons are able to draw their necks back into an S shape.
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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, January 22, 2017 |
They stand motionless or move slowly through shallow water, stalking their prey. Then they strike fast as lightening to catch a fish. They also eat amphibians, reptiles, small mammals and insects.
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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, January 5, 2017 |
On cloudy days Great Blue Herons may appear to be a dull gray, but on a sunny day you can see their dark blue feathers that are even more noticeable when they fly.
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Hello Lea, your photos are superb. The Great Blue Heron is amazing to see and your last shot shows all those gorgeous neck feathers. Nice reflections too. Cheers now :D)
ReplyDeleteHello Lea, beautiful captures of the GB heron. I love the last reflection shot.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of the Heron ~ our feathered friend ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you a Happy Week ~ ^_^
...great shots.
ReplyDeleteThey really are the epitome of patience! Beautiful photos.
ReplyDeletewonderful birds, intriguing too, they sometimes land on the roof of our gardenshed . my husband scares them away but I always let them sit there.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice ABC-day / -week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)
http://melodymusic.nl/20-h/
Such elegant birds aren't they?
ReplyDeleteFabulous shots! We have lots of great blue herons here, too, but it's sometimes hard to get a good shot.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
They are beautiful birds!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite birds. Wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteLove that first photo!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures - they do seem to have telescopic necks.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
We used to have a lot of them where I lived before... they used to come up to our yard for voles,take them down to the creek and drown them and then swallowed them.
ReplyDeleteLove those big old Great Blues! Nice images!
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ReplyDeleteROG, ABCW
These are wonderful captures! I love watching the herons....
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