Great Blue Herons

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A great blue heron adult with 3 juveniles in a nest surrounded by green leaves. The adult appears mostly white and has its neck curved downward while it is preening itself. There is a small dark patch on its head and a blue patch above its wing. The juveniles have a proportionally large beak, gray on top and yellow on bottom. They have a white head and gray body.
Great Blue Heron with Chicks; Dewey Dam, Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, Prestonburg, Kentucky, USA; JUN 2022

I’m sharing some Great blue Herons. One from the Atlanta area, one from the Seattle area and one with its kids in Kentucky. These birds range throughout the southern and western USA as well as along the eastern coast. So, as a child in western Pennsylvania, I never got to see them. But I have learned to like them very much.

I’ve never seen one but there is a white morph.

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An adult Great Blue Heron perched on a fallen log. The log is a brown-gray and supported by 2 brown boulders. The background is a green river with a few white caps. There are some brown boulders in the river further in the background. The bird has a black head with a white crest, a small white stripe below the cap and yellow eyes. The beak is gray on top and yellow on the bottom. The neck has light reddish coloration. The body is predominantly gray with a dark patch at the top of the wings and a dark flank and belly. Its legs and feet are gray.
Great Blue Heron;
Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023
An adult Great Blue Heron perched on the trunk of a fallen tree. The background is the water of a lake that is stiped in black, gray and white. The fallen tree trunk has three, thick, gray-brown, branches protruding from it. The bird has a black head with a white crest, a small white stripe below the cap, and yellow eyes. The beak is gray on top and yellow on the bottom. The body is predominantly gray with a dark patch at the top of the wings and a dark flank and belly. It legs and feet are gray.
Great Blue Heron;
Arboretum Waterfront Park, Seattle, Washington, USA; JAN 2023

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