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Luc
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Great Blue Heron II
Ardea herodias
Interesting notes: This is the best known and most widespread of all North American Herons. One subspecies of the great blue heron is the great white heron (A.h. occidentalis), named for its totally white plumage. Formerly a separate species, it is now considered a "white-phase" of the great blue heron. "Phase," in ornithology, is usually used to describe the coloration of a subspecies. When I first heard of a bird's "red-phase" or "white-phase" I immediately assumed it was only that way for a short time, in the way that we all go through "phases" of our life. Picasso had a "blue-phase," for example, but it didn't last. The "white-phase" of the great blue heron, however, does not change and a more accurate label would be "white-version." The great white heron is confined largely to southern Florida, but is reported to show up in other areas of North America.
The great blue heron hunts for fish by day as well as by night and employs two methods, "Standing" and "Walking Slowly." When "Standing" it will stand motionless in a shallow pool of water, waiting patiently until a fish comes close enough to pluck from the water. When "Walking Slowly" it carefully treads its way through the water, keeping its neck stretched outward and forward. If it catches a small fish it will immediately swallow it. If the fish is too large the heron will take it onto the shore, kill it first by beating it into the ground, then pick it apart by biting off bits and pieces.
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I have posted two missed ones as WS. Thank you for looking.
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Hi Luc,
I cropped some of the bottom of your original post and added some space on the right. I didn't have much time tonight so the cloning was a little rough. Would I have taken more time, it would have looked more smooth. ;) Then I added a thin black border, as it gives the photo more depth imo.
I hope you like it.
Regards,
Pieter |
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