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great blue heron

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great blue heron
n.
A large American heron (Ardea herodias) having blue-gray plumage and a predominantly white head with a dark crest.
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Noun1.great blue herongreat blue heron - large American heron having bluish-grey plumage
Ardea herodius
heron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
Ardea, genus Ardea - type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons


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Delving deeply into the details of birds ranging from the Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), the Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), and the Mourning Dove (Zenaida macoura), to the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), and forty-five others, Fifty Common Birds Of The Upper Midwest provides readers with a remarkable coverage of the birds routinely observed in the multistate area.
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There were great blue herons, white herons and what I call the Louisiana heron, although they changed the name to the tricolored heron some years ago.
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Thousands of white-faced ibis, a species rarely seen in Kern County a decade ago, are nesting at the reserve, which also has a great blue heron rookery.
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