Photography of Birds – Set # 210 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 210

Set # 210

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

The Great Blue Heron was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea, and Ancient Greek ἐρῳδιός (erōdios), both meaning “heron”. The great blue heron is replaced in the Old World by the very similar grey heron (Ardea cinerea), which differs in being somewhat smaller (90–98 cm (35–39 in)), with a pale gray neck and legs, lacking the browner colors that the great blue heron has there. It forms a super-species with this and also with the cocoi heron from South America, which differs in having more extensive black on the head and a white breast and neck.

Anhinga

Anhinga

Anhinga

Anhingas swim with their webbed feet and pursue their prey, fish, under water and spear their prey by rapidly stretching out their neck. They come up to handle and swallow fish. Unlike ducks, ospreys and pelicans which coat their feathers with oil from their uropygial gland, the anhinga does not have waterproof feathers. Their feathers get soaked upon immersion in water. Therefore, they cannot stay floating on water for long periods of time. Their dense bones, wetted plumage and neutral buoyancy in water, allows them to fully submerge and search for underwater prey.

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9 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 210”

bayphotosbydonna on December 31, 2020 at 7:44 pm said:

Nice shots, HJ! 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on December 31, 2020 at 7:53 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Donna. 🙂
  
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lorriebowden on December 31, 2020 at 7:54 pm said:

Great captures! I’m so lucky I get to see these birds 😊 Happy New Year!

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- H.J. for avian101 on December 31, 2020 at 10:15 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Lorrie, Happy New Year! 🙂
  
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silviadeangelis40d on January 1, 2021 at 4:10 am said:

Sempre nuove specie nelle tue interessanti pagine
Buon anno,silvia

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 1, 2021 at 5:11 pm said:
  
  Faccio del mio meglio per i miei amici, con sincerità.
  Felice anno nuovo! 🙂
  
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  - silviadeangelis40d on January 2, 2021 at 3:54 am said:
    
    Grazie, anche a te
Birder's Journey on January 2, 2021 at 10:54 am said:

Great post, HJ, and thank you as always for the very informative text!

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 2, 2021 at 3:54 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Carol. I appreciate it. 🙂
  
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