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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201486431
eBird checklist S64823652
Report
rating 5
17 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
23 Jun 2017
Alachua, Florida, United States
Media notes
A bird on the shore, with a Great White Egret, ready to fish but being frightene
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201486451
eBird checklist S64823652
Report
rating 5
11 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
23 Jun 2017
Alachua, Florida, United States
Media notes
An adult eating a water snake. Elevation: 17 m. Date added to IBC: November 6, 2
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Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML487730
eBird checklist S35737197
Report
rating 5
11 ratings
Alex Wiebe
6 Apr 2017
Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201955361
eBird checklist S65206407
Report
rating 4
16 ratings
Daniel Jimenez
26 Oct 2015
Clayton, Georgia, United States
Media notes
resting. Elevation: 288 m. Date added to IBC: April 16, 2017.
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML475744
Report
rating 5
6 ratings
Tom Johnson
8 Jan 2014
Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Stand.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML475745
Report
rating 5
6 ratings
Tom Johnson
8 Jan 2014
Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Stand.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML487312
Report
rating 4
9 ratings
Gerrit Vyn
26 Jun 2010
Baldwin, Alabama, United States
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Stand.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201760031
eBird checklist S65140858
Report
rating 5
7 ratings
Don DesJardin
20 Oct 2014
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
An adult moving from one rock to another stops and does a wing stretch before pr
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML487712
eBird checklist S35720090
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Alex Wiebe
5 Apr 2017
Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML487711
eBird checklist S35720090
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Alex Wiebe
5 Apr 2017
Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201479361
eBird checklist S64823650
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
22 Jun 2017
Alachua, Florida, United States
Media notes
A bird eating a water snake and the difficulties it has to swallow it. The prey
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Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201465021
eBird checklist S64823626
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
19 Jun 2017
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Media notes
An adult scratching its head and preening and then walking away. Elevation: 6 m.
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML475671
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Tom Johnson
6 Jan 2014
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML487917
eBird checklist S35861926
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Gates Dupont
6 Apr 2017
Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML487311
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Gerrit Vyn
26 Jun 2010
Baldwin, Alabama, United States
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Stand.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML411050991
eBird checklist S85641309
Report
rating 5
3 ratings
Tim Lenz
16 Apr 2021
Seneca, New York, United States
Media notes
Vomit and shake off
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201845401
eBird checklist S65137154
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Ken Simonite
14 Dec 2012
Capital, British Columbia, Canada
Media notes
Perched in a tree. Elevation: 54 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML487758
eBird checklist S35948167
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Ember Hobbs
6 Apr 2017
Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Media notes
ML: This video has no audio track.
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML475670
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Tom Johnson
6 Jan 2014
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201827501
eBird checklist S65138808
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
9 Sep 2016
La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Media notes
A juvenile wading in a shallow lagoon. Elevation: 1 m. Date added to IBC: Februa
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201774111
eBird checklist S65139583
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
4 Mar 2016
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
An adult in breeding plumage standing motionless waiting for prey. Elevation: 1
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201771671
eBird checklist S65139583
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
4 Mar 2016
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
An adult in breeding plumage standing motionless on a rock breakwater waiting fo
…
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201767991
eBird checklist S65140560
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
26 Sep 2009
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
A lateral view of an immature standing quietly looking around. Elevation: 2 m. D
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201765471
eBird checklist S65238632
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
3 Aug 2009
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
An adult standing quietly among the greenery of a river estuary that flows out t
…
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201760021
eBird checklist S65140858
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
20 Oct 2014
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
An adult standing on some harbor rocks. Elevation: 2 m. Date added to IBC: June
…
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201760011
eBird checklist S65140858
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
20 Oct 2014
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
An adult standing on some harbor rocks waiting patiently in hopes of catching a
…
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201752141
eBird checklist S65140730
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
10 Aug 2014
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
A close-up head shot of an adult. Elevation: 2 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 20
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201752131
eBird checklist S65140730
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
10 Aug 2014
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
A dorsal view of an adult standing on a submerged rock at the edge of a harbor r
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201752121
eBird checklist S65140730
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Don DesJardin
10 Aug 2014
Ventura, California, United States
Media notes
An adult standing at the end of a rock jetty. The gull next to it is an adult We
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Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
Ardea herodias [herodias Group]
ML201683531
eBird checklist S65133108
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Bruce Steger
8 Mar 2000
Matagorda, Texas, United States
Media notes
A bird fishing by harpooning its prey, then walking with the fish in the bill. E
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