great blue heron
noun
: a large slaty-blue American heron (Ardea herodias) that has a dark crown, showy plumes on the head and neck, is about 46 inches (117 centimeters) long, and includes a white morph see great white heron
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The state park is listed on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, so be on the lookout for a variety of shorebirds on the beach, great blue herons, tricolored herons, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, osprey, bald eagles, owls and songbirds within the maritime hammock.
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Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Everything eats them, including ospreys, bald eagles, striped bass, tuna, largemouth bass, and great blue herons.
—William Hyatt, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2024
The park also serves as a springtime rookery for a local population of great blue herons.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Not only that, but the resort has proposed several 4-foot-wide informational signs, including one that explains the sea level rise challenges facing Mission Bay and another identifying the various birds local to Mission Bay, from the great blue heron to the snowy egret.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
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Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Everything eats them, including ospreys, bald eagles, striped bass, tuna, largemouth bass, and great blue herons.
—William Hyatt, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2024
The park also serves as a springtime rookery for a local population of great blue herons.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Not only that, but the resort has proposed several 4-foot-wide informational signs, including one that explains the sea level rise challenges facing Mission Bay and another identifying the various birds local to Mission Bay, from the great blue heron to the snowy egret.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
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