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General
Description: Great Blue Herons (Ardea
herodias) are large, blue-gray herons. The
head is white, the crown is black, and the bill is yellow.
Favored Habitat:
Around Las Vegas, marshes and ponds. |
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Where to Find: Neighborhood
ponds,
parks (e.g., Lorenzi
Park and Sunset
Park), the Henderson
Bird Viewing Preserve, and Boulder
Beach Marina at Lake Mead NRA. To find them in more natural
habitat, visit the Pahranagat
Valley or the Overton
Wildlife Management Area.
Comments:
Great Blue Herons feed in the
water for fish and bugs; they also forage on land for
mice, lizards, and anything else they can catch. |
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Taking off, Great Blue Herons start fling with the neck and legs stretched out, ... |
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... but then pull in their neck after they get going. |
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