Great Blue Heron along Cedar Creek

A great blue heron standing next to Cedar Creek in Bulow Creek State Park.... more

by Paul Rebmann

Title

Great Blue Heron along Cedar Creek

Artist

Paul Rebmann

Medium

Photograph

Description

A great blue heron standing next to Cedar Creek in Bulow Creek State Park.

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Wildlife ONE A DAY

The largest heron in North America is a year-round resident of Florida, with migrating birds increasing the state's winter population. Great blue herons can be seen along the edges and in the shallows of both fresh and saltwater. The year-round range includes much of the United States, with summer breeding in the northern plains and the southern provinces of Canada. Winter populations extend throughout Mexico and Central America and along part of the northern coast of South America.
Standing about 1.25 meter (4 ft.) tall with a wingspan of 1.8 m (6 ft.), the body is mostly blue-gray. The head is white with a black stripe and short black plumes. The bill is long, thick and mostly yellow, juveniles having a dark upper bill. Legs are long, dull yellow to slaty-black, with rusty thighs. The front of the neck is striped black and white and the shoulder is black, with a bit of rusty coloring.
(Species description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)

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November 19th, 2015