heronry
Tall birds' nests
A heronry is a breeding colony of herons—a place where these wading birds gather to nest, typically in trees near water.
The word follows the pattern of rookery and apiary: We spotted the heronry from the boat, dozens of nests clustered in the dead oaks.
White wading birds
- bitternsStocky, solitary marsh herons
- storksLarge migratory wading birds
- ibisesLong-billed wading birds
- spoonbillsWading birds with flattened bills
cormorants · pelicans · waders · waterfowl · long-legged · plumage · feathers · beaks
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- nestsAnimal-built shelters for young
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
incubation · brooding · courtship · mating · nest-building · platforms · sticks · twigs
Assembled group of worshippers
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- communalShared by a community
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
collective · breeding colony · nesting site · protected area · wildlife reserve · conservation · birdwatching · sanctuary
egrets
White wading birds
- bitternsStocky, solitary marsh herons
- storksLarge migratory wading birds
- ibisesLong-billed wading birds
spoonbills · cormorants · pelicans · waders · waterfowl · long-legged · plumage · feathers · beaks · bills
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
fledglings · incubation · brooding · courtship · mating · nest-building · platforms · sticks · twigs · rookery
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- communalShared by a community
- populationAll inhabitants combined
gathering · collective · breeding colony · nesting site · protected area · wildlife reserve · conservation · birdwatching · sanctuary · nature reserve
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
- marshesWaterlogged land with grasses
- swampsWaterlogged forested wetlands
- estuariesRiver-sea meeting points
lagoons · mangroves · riparian · reeds · sedges · papyrus · delta · marshland · fishponds · aquatic
heronryduck pond
Small water body for waterfowl
rookery · penguin colony · gullery · dovecote · chicken coop
- 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