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Great Blue (White) Heron
Aredea herodias
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Photos©
Ginger Allen, University of Florida
Body- blue-gray or white, 50", wing span 72"
Leg Color- yellow-gray
Other Characteristics- head/throat plumes
Status- throughout Florida
Reproduction- 4 light blue eggs, stick nest in trees
Distribution- most U.S.A.
Habitat- beaches, salt/freshwater marshes, swamps, agricultural, urban
Diet- fish, amphibians, crustaceans, insects, small birds and mammals
Call- deep squawks
Sign- large, long, clawed, four-toed tracks, 3 toes forward, one back
Fun facts
- single species colony nester
- white phase once considered separate species
- great prey stalker, hunts day and night
- flies and rests with neck in S-shape
- long legs make this bird a stealthy fisherman
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