Great Blue Heron Heronry - Ardea herodias

This species usually breeds in colonies, in trees close to lakes or other wetlands. Usually colonies include only Great Blue Herons though sometimes they nest alongside other species of herons. These groups are called a heronry.

Habitat: Wetland snags

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Patomarazul

Lion

Love to see these nests! Sometimes they are really well covered by the trees leaves! Posted 6 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  And the heronry sounds like they belong to some masonry order! :-D
  *(sorry for the weird comments: I am celebrating my start of the holidays by listening my fav music with a Paix Diex 10 deg beer on the side ;-D) Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Lol, no problem with the comments :). Happy holidays and enjoy your relaxation! Posted 6 years ago
3. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  I love this spot. I took this picture 11 years ago...I drive by this spot every autumn, and the heronry is still there. Posted 6 years ago
4. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Nice that they can continue living and nesting in that area :-) Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      It is! I like that it hasn't changed in over a decade. Posted 6 years ago

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 Christine Young