Alexander Gilkes

I was given a life-size iron sculpture of a heron by a godparent. It was so poorly made, that it looked more like a pterodactyl and was so unbalanced that it would continue to topple over and create huge divots in my bedroom floor with its sharp beak.

British Businessman

James Luceno

Fifteen years ago, my wife and I purchased an authentic log cabin in Maryland. Painstakingly restored since, the cabin sits on a forested bluff high above a wide river frequented by ospreys, eagles, geese, herons, and other water fowl.

American Author

Alfred Russel Wallace

What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?

British Scientist

Herons are typically seen near bodies of water, ideal for spotting fish.

Natural Habitat

Herons often stand still for long periods, which can be mistaken for statues.

Physical Stance

Herons eat primarily fish, which they catch with a quick snap of their beak.

Feeding Behavior

Herons have unique silhouettes, which helps in identifying them from a distance.

Distinctive Shapes

Despite their size, herons can move stealthily, blending into their surroundings.

Stealthy Movements

Herons might not be commonly seen in urban areas, more so in natural settings.

Uncommon Sight

 don't can you get to the hearing quickly it looks like it's gonna go hippos in the background sorry that I'm making a bit of noise but D line no I'm not sure if this is the smallest heron in the world it's actually not as small as it looks if it sits upright and has

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 first one they are very common we do find them at most watching holes you can say oh it goes he's going for the heron he's chasing a hare in there now the heron is also fish eater and is it said to the heron this is my pond

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 they have to do o green-backed heron beautiful spot their sins all disappeared over the back of the dam wall go back to the hippo pop to mine now I don't know about any of you and I think I've said this to a few of you

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 some luck at some point this afternoon otherwise he's going to be a very grumpy fella here we go I'm always happy I've seen birds yeah a black-headed heron stalking through the grassland after manner of

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 within a few miles of their actual size. Heron of Alexandria created the world’s first steam engine over a thousand years before it was finally reinvented during the Industrial Revolution.

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 characteristic for most lapwings unlike the big sea herons or stocks that we read or egrets read inside the water feeding this ones tend to feed on the edge of the water

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 life and as a guide I did not rebuke a have you seen this before don't get doesn't think so Suzanne this is black-headed heron and

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 this heron it'll even pursue the poor tiny helpless carmine bee-eaters Ickx that have fallen out of their nest

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 heron it'll even pursue the poor tiny helpless carmine bee-eaters chase that have fallen out of their nest

 Other fish-eaters profit from their daring. Herons and gulls follow every hunt.

Heron

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Physical Stance

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