Long Legged Waders

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Length: 46 in. (117 cm )

Usually found near water, this heron also occasionally hunts for food in upland areas and fields. It eats mainly fish but also feeds on small birds, mammals and garbage. The large bulky nests are made of sticks and placed in small colonies in isolated trees.

The four-digit banding code is GBHE.

Male | Richard P. Dunbar

Male | Robert Shantz

Marsh / swamp

Mudflat

Open water

Riparian / River forest

Urban city

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Bird Sound Type: Screeching
Sex of Bird: Male

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Article: Great Blue Heron
Author(s): Dr. Biology
Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
Date published: July 13, 2017
Date accessed: December 13, 2019
Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/great-blue-heron

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Great Blue Heron. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved December 13, 2019 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/great-blue-heron

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

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Dr. Biology. "Great Blue Heron". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/great-blue-heron

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Dr. Biology. "Great Blue Heron". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 13 Dec 2019. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/great-blue-heron

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/

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