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Wikipedia: The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe. An all-white population found in south Florida and the Florida Keys is known as the great white heron. Debate exists about whether this represents a white color morph of the great blue heron, a subspecies of it, or an entirely separate species.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Wikipedia: The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It occurs in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is predominantly frugivorous, but also preys on small mammals, reptiles and birds. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2018. It is known to have lived for nearly 50 years in captivity. Due to its large size and colour, it is important in many tribal cultures and rituals. The Government of Kerala declared it as the official Kerala state bird. The great hornbill is native to the forests of India, Bhutan, Nepal, mainland Southeast Asia and Sumatra.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
The elegant Great Egret is a dazzling sight in many of North American wetland. Slightly smaller than a Great Blue Heron.
They hunt in classic heron fashion, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a deadly jab of their yellow bill.
Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds.
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Great Blue Heron
From Audubon
Widespread and familiar (though often called 'crane'), the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland rivers or lakeshores, or flying high overhead, with slow wingbeats, its head hunched back onto its shoulders. Highly adaptable, it thrives around all kinds of waters from subtropical mangrove swamps to desert rivers to the coastline of southern Alaska. With its variable diet it is able to spend the winter farther north than most herons, even in areas where most waters freeze.
Another shot from a great encounter with this Owl from a couple of weeks ago. Always a wonderful experience.
Relaxed in each others company! Swanning around in the Spring sunshine on Rutland Water in the East Midlands (UK) (7286)
Two of the three great horned owlets this past spring at a park in Safety Harbor, Florida. Of the three, sadly only one survived. Two were poisoned by rodenticide.
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Great White Egret, on the Somerset Levels, England. Been trying to upload this via the phone app for 4 hours....aagh🤔
The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds noted for its elaborate mating display.
A Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) plunges into the snow bank in search of a vole north of Opal, Alberta, Canada.
2 February, 2013.
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A Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) patiently surveys it surroundings from the high vantage point of the window or loft opening of an old barn or farm house near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2 June, 2011.
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