Great Blue Heron In Flight
by Wes and Dotty Weber
Title
Great Blue Heron In Flight
Artist
Wes and Dotty Weber
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This Great Blue Heron was photographed in the Ridgefield Nature Reserve in Southwestern Washington.
The Great Blue Heron is one of the largest North American heron. The head-to-tail length 36 to54 inches, a wingspan of 66 to 79 inches and weigh from 4 to 8 lbs.
The Great blue herons have gray with a slight blue feather, reddish brown thighs. The neck is rusty-gray with black and white streak down the front. The head is a lighter shade with a nearly white face and a pair of black or gray plumes runs from just above the eye to the back of the head. The feathers on the lower neck are long and plume-like. It also has plumes on the lower back during the breeding season.
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December 2nd, 2012
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