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Copyright: Manyee Desandies (manyee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3072 W: 232 N: 5866] (19726)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/1600 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-21 3:39
Viewed: 435
Points: 22
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Grande Héron (French)
Garza morena, Garza blanca granda, Gallinaza (Spanish)

The largest and most widespread heron in North America, the Great Blue Heron can be found along the ocean shore or the edge of a small inland pond. An all white form is found from southern Florida into the Caribbean, and used to be considered a separate species, the "Great White Heron."

Description:
Large, gray bird.
Long legs
Long, "S"-shaped neck.
Long, thick bill.
White crown stripe.
Black plume extending from behind eye to off the back of the neck.
Shaggy feathers on neck and back.
Bluish gray back, wings, and belly.
Reddish or gray neck.
White morph all white with pale legs, yellow bill.
Size: 97-137 cm (38-54 in)
Wingspan: 167-201 cm (66-79 in)
Weight: 2100-2500 g (74.13-88.25 ounces)
Sexes look alike.

Sound:
Call a deep, hoarse croak.

Conservation Status:
The Great Blue Heron suffered less from plume hunters and pesticides than other herons, and its numbers have remained strong.

Cool Facts:

The white form of the Great Blue Heron, known as the "great white heron," is found nearly exclusively in shallow marine waters along the coast of very southern Florida, the Yucatan Peninsula, and in the Caribbean. Where the dark and white forms overlap in Florida, intermediate birds known as "Wurdemann's herons" can be found. They have the bodies of a Great Blue Heron, but the white head and neck of the great white heron.

Although the Great Blue Heron eats primarily fish, it is adaptable and willing to eat other animals as well. Several studies have found that voles (mice) were a very important part of the diet, making up nearly half of what was fed to nestlings in Idaho. Occasionally a heron will choke to death trying to eat a fish that is too large to swallow.

Great Blue Herons congregate at fish hatcheries, creating potential problems for the fish farmers. A study found that herons ate mostly diseased fish that would have died shortly anyway. Sick fish spent more time near the surface of the water where they were more vulnerable to the herons.

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1696 W: 242 N: 5596] (19883)
  • [2007-05-21 3:48]

Hi Manyee,
this is a spectacular capture!
Very sharp with a great composition.
Well done,
Joey

Hi Manyee,
Lovely capture of this Heron. Great composition, I love that it is in its natural environment. Good sharpness and details and lovely colours. Well done and TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

Hi Manyee,
Very good capture of the beautiful 'Blue Heron'..!
Good framing and sahrpness, very nice composition..!
Regards,
Patrick

Hellou Manyeee.
Very nice shot. I like your Composition very much and your colors are great all though it could be a tad sharper good all around photo. Well done. Tfs. Stev

Hi Manyee,
Nice shot with great sharpness and well balanced image. Lovely color tone. Beautiful natural habitat.
JC

Great composition, of course. :)
He appears to be a soldier, looking out over his watch area.
The colors and lines are crisp. Nice! :)

Beautiful capture Manyee, its like a postcard. I like the composition on this one a lot. :)

Hello Manyee , very good comp. like a naturmort , TFS and good luck...

Hi Manyee!
Excellent colors, light and POV. Great composition. Well done!
regards
Dorota

Hi Manyee ,
One of my fav subjects, and you captured it with good surroundings and detail. I use these birds for my practice almost each time out, because there is so many here. Always something interesting they do. Post more anytime.

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  • tinman Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 242 W: 7 N: 458] (2663)
  • [2007-05-22 14:51]

nice post, good natural surroundings and well placed in the composition

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