blue heron flight over pathway

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Blue Heron in Flight over Pathway Royalty Free Stock Photo

A great white heron bird in flight over vast green lake water surrounded by lush green trees reflecting off the lake Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pathway through Spanish Moss, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Royalty Free Stock Photo

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. Notable features of great blue herons include slaty gray with a slight azure blue flight feathers, red-brown thighs, and a paired red-brown and black stripe up the flanks; the neck is rusty-gray, with black and white streaking down the front; the head is paler, with a nearly white face, and a pair of black or slate plumes runs from just above the eye to the back of the head.