H.J. Ruiz – Avian101

Set # 201

Great Blue Heron

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe. An all-white population found in south Florida and the Florida Keys is known as the great white heron. Debate exists about whether this represents a white color morph of the great blue heron, a subspecies of it, or an entirely separate species. The status of white individuals known to occur elsewhere in the Caribbean, and very rarely elsewhere in eastern North America, is unclear.

© HJ Ruiz – Avian101

6 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 201”

1. Fine shots, HJ! A gorgeous heron!!

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   • Thanks so much, Donna. 🙂

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2. Rare immagini, molto apprezzate
   Buon fine settimana, silvia

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   • Grazie mille. Buon fine settimana anche a te! 🙂

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3. Thanks for this explanation of the white herons, HJ. As you know, we have lots of GBH’s where I live, tho I think I may have seen a White once or twice. They make you do a double-take ☺️

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   • It does happen! Thank you very much, Carol. 🙂

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