Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Notes 5

Big, mostly-grey bird; nothing else looks like it on this side of the country. Mostly in the baylands or along creeks but can be seen flying overhead or occasionally standing still in a field somewhere (they'll hunt squirrels and gophers). I sometimes see them standing on the grassy slopes next to 280, particularly around the Stanford Dish, or in the Cuesta Park Annex. Fly with their necks curled up in an S and their legs trailing behind. They have little head plumes that are sometimes visible.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) David Cook, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookr/2928930798/
  2. (c) David A. Hofmann, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/23326361@N04/3400762276/
  3. (c) Paul, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/w9ned/5524417804/
  4. (c) Mike Baird, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/8463061521/
  5. (c) sea-kangaroo, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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Color black, brown, grey, white
Status native