great blue herons
Long-legged fishers
Great blue herons is the plural of great blue heron, a large wading bird native to North America.
Standing up to four feet tall with a wingspan of six feet, they hunt fish and frogs in shallow water with patient stillness followed by sudden strikes.
Great blue herons nest in colonies called rookeries.
- birdFeathered flying vertebrate
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- long legsExtended lower limbs
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