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Nest building time It was fascinating to watch this male great blue heron arrive at the nest with nest materials, do a little dance, hand the materials off to the female and then watch her apply them to the growing nest. Just off the beach on Madeira Beach, FL Ardea herodias,Great Blue Heron,blue herons,fishing birds,herons,herons in the nest,nesting blue herons,shore birds,wading birds,water birds Click/tap to enlarge

Nest building time

It was fascinating to watch this male great blue heron arrive at the nest with nest materials, do a little dance, hand the materials off to the female and then watch her apply them to the growing nest. Just off the beach on Madeira Beach, FL

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The Great blue heron

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.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by pedalmasher
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Uploaded Jan 1, 2015. Captured Nov 2, 2013 14:49.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/2048s
  • ISO500
  • 400mm