heron
Long-legged wader
A heron is a large wading bird with long legs, a long neck, and a pointed bill, typically found near water where it hunts fish and frogs.
Herons stand motionless in shallows before striking with sudden speed.
The great blue heron is the most familiar North American species.
A heron stood at the edge of the pond.
White wading bird
spoonbill · waterfowl · plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · wading bird · long-legged
Waterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- reedbedWetland grass thicket
shallows · riverbank · pond · lagoon · delta · riparian · shoreline · bog
Traversing shallow water on foot
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- spearfishingAquatic hunting with sharp poles
- patienceCalm during delays
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
strike · fish · frog · eel · crayfish · ambush · prey · shallow water
Tall, graceful, dignified
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- poisedCalm and controlled
- slenderThin and graceful
long-necked · silhouette · motionless · dignified · lanky · striking · majestic · tall
Calm during delays
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
balance · determination · independence · reflection · meditation · focus · grace · resilience
Existing by itself
- patientAble to wait calmly
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- silentProducing no sound
- solitary hunterAnimal that stalks alone
watchful · meditative · contemplative · sentinel · stoic · serene · tranquil · unhurried
egret
White wading bird
ibis · spoonbill · waterfowl · plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · wading bird · long-legged · ornithology
wetland
Waterlogged land ecosystem
reedbed · shallows · riverbank · pond · lagoon · delta · riparian · shoreline · bog · swamp
wading
Traversing shallow water on foot
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- spearfishingAquatic hunting with sharp poles
- patienceCalm during delays
stillness · strike · fish · frog · eel · crayfish · ambush · prey · shallow water · standing
statuesque
Tall, graceful, dignified
slender · long-necked · silhouette · motionless · dignified · lanky · striking · majestic · tall · streamlined
patience
Calm during delays
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
tranquility · balance · determination · independence · reflection · meditation · focus · grace · resilience
lone
Existing by itself
solitary hunter · watchful · meditative · contemplative · sentinel · stoic · serene · tranquil · unhurried · observant
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- ambush predatorscrocodile, alligator, trapdoor spider, anglerfish, praying mantis
- bayoualligator, gator, cypress tree, cypress trees, marshland
- bird wordsrobin, eagle, swan, sparrow, crow
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, seagull, gull, sandpiper
- Eurasian wildlifeSiberian tiger, giant panda, red panda, snow leopard, Asian elephant
- blue heronLarge wading waterbird
- great blue heronLarge wading bird, North America
- grey heronLarge wading bird, ashen plumage
- night heronsWading birds active after sunset
- Gil Scott-Heron