Grey Heron
Grey herons are unmistakeable: tall, with long legs, a long beak and grey, black and white feathering. They can stand with their neck stretched out, looking for food, or hunched down with their neck bent over their chest. Grey Herons possess a number of interesting adaptations that help them to hunt more effectively. Their long, sharp dagger-like bills are perfectly designed for stabbing and impaling fish, and they can often be observed standing completely motionless in the water, long neck held poised, waiting for their unsuspecting target to swim close enough: a sudden sharp strike downwards indicates that their patience has paid off. Their long unfeathered legs are ideal for wading into deep water where other birds cannot go, and their forward facing eyes, unusual for a bird, afford them excellent binocular vision, making it simple for them to accurately judge the distance between bill tip and fish and to aim their strikes.
Grey Heron
Grey herons are unmistakeable: tall, with long legs, a long beak and grey, black and white feathering. They can stand with their neck stretched out, looking for food, or hunched down with their neck bent over their chest. Grey Herons possess a number of interesting adaptations that help them to hunt more effectively. Their long, sharp dagger-like bills are perfectly designed for stabbing and impaling fish, and they can often be observed standing completely motionless in the water, long neck held poised, waiting for their unsuspecting target to swim close enough: a sudden sharp strike downwards indicates that their patience has paid off. Their long unfeathered legs are ideal for wading into deep water where other birds cannot go, and their forward facing eyes, unusual for a bird, afford them excellent binocular vision, making it simple for them to accurately judge the distance between bill tip and fish and to aim their strikes.