Salt Marsh Hunting - Great Blue Heron - Low Tide
by Dale Powell
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Salt Marsh Hunting - Great Blue Heron - Low Tide
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Dale Powell
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Description
Blue Heron on the Salt Marsh in Mount Pleasant SC Hunting for Dinner
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. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe.
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Scientific name: Ardea herodias
Mass: 4.6 – 5.5 lbs
Higher classification: Great herons
Family: Ardeidae
Lifespan: around 15 years
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April 24th, 2021
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