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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

The tall, long-legged great blue heron is the most common and largest of North American herons. They are expert fishers. Herons snare their aquatic prey by walk...
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The tall, long-legged great blue heron is the most common and largest of North American herons. They are expert fishers. Herons snare their aquatic prey by walking slowly, or standing still for long periods of time and waiting for fish to come within range of their long necks and blade-like bills. The deathblow is delivered with a quick thrust of the sharp bill, and the prey is swallowed whole. Though they are best known as fishers, mice constitute a large part of their diet, and they also eat insects and other small creatures. Though great blue herons hunt alone, they typically nest in colonies. They prefer tall trees, but sometimes nest in low shrubs
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