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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 and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is occasionally found in the Azores and is a rare vagrant to Europe.
If you spot a great blue heron, here are some helpful tips for expert bird watching, and a few things you definitely should not do.
[8] [16] Trees are used by many species, and here they may be placed high up from the ground, whereas species living in reed beds may nest very close to the ground. [8] Though the majority of nesting of herons is seen in or immediately around water, colonies commonly occur in several cities when human persecution is absent. [18]
“Great blue herons are excellent hunters,” reads the caption, “but can sometimes be a poor judge of size. ... in trees close to hunting grounds, and make large nests from brambles and sticks ...
Most members of this almost worldwide group breed colonially in trees, building large stick nests. Northern species such as great blue , grey , and purple herons may migrate south in winter, although the first two do so only from areas where the waters freeze.
A beaver pond along Ellerbe Creek is home to a thriving population of great blue herons and egrets. One day a road could cut through it. State proposes preserving Durham heron nesting grounds.
The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets, and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.
The rookery containing up to 50 great blue heron nests in Rochester Township was the reason Olmsted County District Court Judge Pamela King issued a temporary restraining order March 20 pausing ...