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Daniel Ali
San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, USA
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This beautiful and elegant bird enjoying fishing in the marsh on a cloudy morning in Southern California close to the Newport Coast.
The great blue heron is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae and is native throughout North America.
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GREAT BLUE HERON BUSY FISHING IN THE MARSH
Cool!
Hi Daniel, this is a Great Blue Heron. It looks very similar to a Grey Heron, but can be told apart by range, and also by the reddish color on the thighs (visible in your third photo). We have updated your photo tags accordingly. Thanks for sharing.