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Trevi nel Lazio ( FR ) Italy. Panorama. Sullo sfondo Monte Viglio ( 2156 m.s.l. ). Delimita i confini tra la Regione Lazio ed Abruzzi.
This particular morning was extremely smoky when we went out on our boat ride but I liked the effect that it gave. Taken in North Pantanal, Brazil.
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When we moved here the land was a mess of gorse and bramble. We are slowly getting it into some order and now a large proportion is woodland. Ash die-back, however, is not helping.
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is the largest heron in Europe. It has a long neck, a strong, dagger-like bill and long yellow legs. In flight, the neck is folded back, and the wings are bowed. In adults, the forehead, sides of the head and the centre of the crown are white, whereas in juveniles these are greyish. The sexes are similar in appearance.
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
The grey heron feeds mainly on fish, which it hunts by patiently standing completely still at the side of the water, and striking rapidly when a fish comes into range. The prey is caught in the bill or speared; amphibians, small mammals, birds and invertebrates may also be taken. Feeding areas are often vigorously defended against intruders. It breeds either solitarily or in colonies, called heronries, in woodland close to water. The heronries are usually traditional sites used by successive generations. The flat nest of sticks is built in the crown of the tree early in the year, and four or five eggs are laid towards the end of March, though often earlier in mild winters. Both parents share the duties of incubation, which takes 25 to 26 days. The young, which are covered in down in their first days of life and are fed on regurgitated fish, fledge after 20 to 30 days.
For more information, please visit www.arkive.org/grey-heron/ardea-cinerea/