The Great Blue Heron [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Great Blue Heron Looks Like

The Great Blue Heron has overall_color color of blue-grey and black.

The Great Blue Heron has above_color color of blue-grey and black.

The Great Blue Heron has head color of blue-grey and black.

The Great Blue Heron has face color of blue-grey.

The Great Blue Heron has below_color color of blue-grey.

The Great Blue Heron has undertail color of blue-grey.

The Great Blue Heron has back color of blue-grey.

The Great Blue Heron has bill color of yellow.

The Great Blue Heron has wing color of blue-grey.

The Great Blue Heron has belly color of blue-grey.

The Great Blue Heron has tail color of blue-grey.

The Great Blue Heron has chest color of blue-grey.

The Great Blue Heron has leg color of pinkish.

The Great Blue Heron has neck color of blue-grey.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Great Blue Heron

The length of the Great Blue Heron is from 38.2 inches to 53.9 inches (97.0 cm to 136.9 cm).

The weight of the Great Blue Heron is from 74.1 ounces to 88.2 ounces (2100.7 grams to 2500.4 grams).

The wingspan of the Great Blue Heron is from 65.8 inches to 79.1 inches (167.1 cm to 200.9 cm).

Pictures of the Great Blue Heron

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Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron by Andy Morffew, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron by Andy Morffew, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Blue Heron, great blue heron (Ardea herodias) by Sandor_Somkuti, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Blue Heron, great blue heron (Ardea herodias) by Sandor_Somkuti, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron by trishhartmann, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Blue Heron, A special moment ~ Great Blue Heron and her one chick! by Christine Fusco, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron by DonMiller_ToGo, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Blue Heron, great blue heron posing on the banks of the connecticut river near wethersfield cove by TonySprezzatura, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron by 611catbirds, too, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron at Paden Island by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #4 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #4 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Great Blue Heron, GREAT BLUE HERON #3 by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Blue Heron
juvenile Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron juvenile, NPSPhoto, R. Cammauf by evergladesnps, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Great Blue Heron, Three Juvenile Great Blue Herons at Metzger Farm Open Space, Colorado by nature80020, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron- Juveniles, NPSphotos.jpg by evergladesnps, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron Fishing by Lisa Zins, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Blue Heron
flight Great Blue Heron, coming in for a landing by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Blue Heron
flight Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron in Chandler Arizona by Joe K Gage, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Blue Heron, First Bird In Flight Shot by DaPuglet, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Blue Heron, one lands, one lifts off by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Blue Heron
flight Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron – lift off! by Shiva Shenoy, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron by Mike J Maguire, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Blue Heron, Blue Heron Coming In by Joe K Gage, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Blue Heron, aerodynamic action by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Blue Heron, passing by by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Blue Heron, Ready For Take Off by DaPuglet, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Great Blue Heron

Forages primarily by remaining motionless or moving very slowly in shallow water while waiting for fish to approach before striking quickly with the bill.

also forages in grassland, from floating debris, and on the shore.

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What the Great Blue Heron Likes to Eat

The Great Blue Heron feeds on the following:

  • fish
  • frogs
  • salamanders
  • turtles
  • snakes
  • insects
  • rodents
  • birds
  • voles
  • gophers
  • small waterbirds.

Where To Find the Great Blue Heron

You can find the Great Blue Heron in the following habitats:

  • Marshes
  • swamps
  • shores
  • tideflats