The great blue heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands
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.
This Great Blue Heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.
Great Blue Herons can hunt day and night thanks to a high percentage of rod-type photoreceptors in their eyes that improve their night vision. Herons are capable of eating copious amounts of fish, on a daily basis. An adult heron can easily consume up to 1lb of fish per day.
Despite their impressive size, Great Blue Herons weigh only 5 to 6 pounds thanks in part to their hollow bones a feature all birds share.
The sunsets on Dauphin Island were beautiful! As you can see, the tide pools turned gold in the light of the setting sun.
Photos were taken on July 30, 2022
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7
The Black-Bellied Whistling Duck was also seen with a female Black-Bellied Whistling Duck watching Spoonbills the day after.
This is my newest neighbor, a Great Blue Heron, a young male just stretching his wings and wading in a newly restored historic creek. I am proud to say he has become a regular sight to see. I greet him each morning with a little nod of my head and he pays no mind to the joggers who pass by each day along the trail.