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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias  Ardea herodias,Eamw birds,Florida,Geotagged,Great blue heron,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Great shot! Looks like you were really close to it. Posted 6 months ago
    1. I was looking for insects along a lake and didn’t notice the heron .It seem to have followed me to see what was happening.
      When I looked up it was only about 6 meters away.
      Posted 6 months ago
      1. It was curious, probably wondering what kind of bird you were. hehe. ;) Posted 6 months ago
        1. It realized that it was just another Australian tourist,then he walked away. Posted 6 months ago
          1. ;P Posted 6 months ago

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The great blue heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Ernst
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By Ernst

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Uploaded Feb 26, 2025. Captured Feb 27, 2025 03:37 in JCWH+CP Apopka, FL, USA.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 149mm