Great Blue Heron

Scientific Name: Ardea herodias	Family: Ardeidae	Order: Ciconiiformes
Size: 42-52 inches.	Range: Throughout U.S.	Habitat: "Marshes, swamps, shores, mud flats."

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Photo 1 of 20. Location: Coyote Hills. Date: 2004-12-06

Photo 2 of 20. Location: Southwest Florida. Date: 2006-12-27

Photo 3 of 20. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2006-12-29

Photo 4 of 20. Location: Morro Rock. Date: 2005-01-13

Photo 5 of 20. Location: Morro Rock. Date: 2005-01-13

Photo 6 of 20. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2012-01-13

Photo 7 of 20. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2013-01-18

Photo 8 of 20. Location: Southwest Florida. Date: 2006-12-29

Photo 9 of 20. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2013-01-18

Photo 10 of 20. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2012-01-13

Photo 11 of 20. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2013-01-18

Photo 12 of 20. Location: Lake Roosevelt. Date: 2007-08-15

Photo 13 of 20. Location: Coyote Hills. Date: 2006-05-07

Photo 14 of 20. Location: Southwest Florida. Date: 2006-12-29

Photo 15 of 20. Location: Southwest Florida. Date: 2006-12-27

Photo 16 of 20. Location: Morro Rock. Date: 2005-01-13

Photo 17 of 20. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2013-01-18

Photo 18 of 20. Location: Coyote Hills. Date: 2005-03-27

Photo 19 of 20. Location: Coyote Hills. Date: 2006-05-07

Photo 20 of 20. Location: Lake Roosevelt. Date: 2007-08-15