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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias wardi) juvenile looking around whilst vocalising, Chintimini Wildlife Center. Captive.
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John Chan / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) resting, perched prior to returning to nest site with nesting material, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, February.
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John Chan / Great blue herons (Ardea herodias) engaging in twig transfer during nest building, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, February.
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George Sanker / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) reflected in water, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA.
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George Sanker / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in spring breeding plumage at dawn in a light fog. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. April.
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Marie Read / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in breeding plumage, head and shoulders showing plumes on crown and neck, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, May.
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John Chan / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) predating a Smelt (Osmeridae), Southern California, USA, October.
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John Chan / Juvenile Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) predating a twig , learning stalking and hunting skills, Southern California, USA, July.
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John Chan / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) chick begging to be fed, Southern California, USA, April.
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Claudio Contreras / Waterfowl at dawn with mist, including Great blue heron (Ardea herodias herodias), American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, Mexic...
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Rob Tilley / Detail of plumage of Great White Egret / Heron (Ardea herodia occidentalis). Ding Darling Reserve, Florida, January.
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Diane McAllister / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) landing with branch for its mate, who is constructing their nest on a treetop. Venice Rookery, Florida, USA, January
