Staffan Widstrand / Black stork (Ciconia nigra), Great white heron (Ardea alba), Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) standing in shallow water, Pusztaszer reserve, Hungary. May.
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Bence Mate / Two Great white egret (Ardea alba) in winter, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. December.
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David Pattyn / Great white egret (Ardea alba) fishing in shallow pond, with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and other Great white egrets in background, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, August.
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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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Simon Littlejohn / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) standing on rivers edge in heavy rain, swallowing a small Pike (Esox lucius),River Stour, Dorset, UK, September.
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Brian Bevan / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching and swallowing a small perch, Cambridgeshire, UK, September.
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Staffan Widstrand / Black-capped Night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) feeding on fish at fish farm pond, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May
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Staffan Widstrand / Great white egret (Egretta / Ardea alba) Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May
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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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John Shaw / Snowy egret (Egretta thula) shows its breeding plumage. St. Johns Management Area, Florida, USA, March.
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George Sanker / Great egret (Ardea alba) with prey in beak, in evening light. Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA, March. Sequence 2/2.
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George Sanker / Great egret (Ardea alba) diving head into water to catch prey, in evening light. Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA, March. Sequence 1/2.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) hunting for food amongst moss with loch and Celtic rainforest in back ground, Scotland, UK, October..
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Terry Whittaker / Grey heron ( Ardea cinerea) flying to bin. Herons congregate around the fish stalls as city markets are closing, picking up scraps of food. Amsterdam, Netherlands. April.
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Terry Whittaker / Grey heron ( Ardea cinerea) flying at night, Amsterdam, Netherlands. April.
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Terry Whittaker / Grey Heron ( Ardea cinerea) flying in city, Amsterdam, Netherlands. April.
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Terry Whittaker / Grey Heron ( Ardea cinerea). Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 2017
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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 Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)predating a twig, learning stalking and hunting skills, Southern California, USA, July.
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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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David Pattyn / Great white egret (Egretta Alba) preening its feathers, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, July
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Bence Mate / Great white egret (Ardea alba) group of three in winter, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. Winner of the Bird Category of Nature Photographer of the Year Awards 2018.
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Luke Massey / Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) feeding on a catfish (Loricariidae) with Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) scavenging remnants, Rio Cuiaba, Brazil
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Pedro Narra / Black erget (Egretta gularis) displaying, Joao Vieira Poillo , Bijagos Archipellago. Guinea Bissau
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Daniel Heuclin / Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix sibilatrix), southern subspecies, native to Bolivia. Captive.
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Klein & Hubert / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching a fish, France
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Loic Poidevin / Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in flight, Brenne, France, May
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Neil Aldridge / Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) flying over reedbeds, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana. August.
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Michel Poinsignon / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching fish in lake, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April
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Michel Poinsignon / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching fish in lake, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April
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Michel Poinsignon / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching fish in lake, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April
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Michel Poinsignon / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) landing on lake, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April
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Michel Poinsignon / Great white egret (Egretta alba) preening feathers, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April
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Michel Poinsignon / Great white egret (Egretta alba) detail of plumage and legs from the front, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April
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Michel Poinsignon / Great white egret (Egretta alba) catching fish in lake, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April
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Bence Mate / Great egret (Ardea alba) group of five at water's edge, with very out of focus egret in foreground. Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.
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Bence Mate / Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and Great egret (Ardea alba) fighting over fish, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January.
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Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) fighting, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.
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Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) close up of feathers, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.
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Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) close up of neck and eye, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.
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Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) close up with fish in beak, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.
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Bence Mate / Great egret (Ardea alba) with green colouring near beak during breeding season, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April.
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Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) in breeding colours one with dark beak, facing each other with beaks raised towards the sky, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.
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Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) two fighting in flight, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary.
