#great blue herons

[meklarian]

Great Blue Heron Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Black Point Drive Titusville, Florida, USA December, 2019

(more herons here)

[johnschneiderblog]

Bird-watching bonanza

Take a walk along the local lagoons and you’re almost guaranteed to see birds that a Michigan boy might describe as exotic.

There are said to be 200 species of birds on Hilton Head Island, which doesn't surprise me a bit. With its water, temperate climate and dense foliage, the island seems to me like bird heaven.

I took these photos on a single bird hunt. You've got your great blue heron (top photo), snowy egret (middle) and anhinga (bottom).

The island is also home to osprey, bald eagles, hawks, pileated woodpeckers and pelicans - not to mention the usual varieties of cardinals, ravens, etc.

[rachelsrandomsphotos]

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Taken at Turkey Creek Sanctuary in Palm Bay, FL

[23rdhunter]

Great Blue Heron, June 2024

[inthecityofgoodabode]

March 2025: Around The House & In The Woods

Homegrown arugula:

Seen while walking.

First tadpole of 2025:

On my walk to the heron rookery, I met Ryan with the Nonconnah Creek Conservancy. We had a good talk. Turns out the woods where the rookery is located is called Christine's Woods and the land is conserved for habitat.

I decided to trek along the southern border of the woods which runs roughly parallel to a highway.

Rodent-gnawed deer antlers:

Still looking for a passage to the other side of the highway. This one is too tight:

There was a time when I would have crawled to the light at the end but old knees & a desire to keep them dry say, "no," now:

I'll have to come back to see what the blossoms look like:

Buckeye bracts:

Back out the house. Spring is coming:

We harvest our spinach for dinner. We'll see how quickly they leaf back out:

[dinosaurwithablog]

A great blue heron and a big turtle are hanging out behind my house today. They are beautiful birds!! 😍 and I love turtles, especially big ones like this one. 🐢 ❤️ the most delightful creatures hang out on that log!!! 😁😍

[mcromwell]

"Nihilist Heron" 12"x16" acrylic, conté crayon, wax pastel on reclaimed support

Herons have captured my attention lately. I love their feathers and shapes.

[tankawanka]

Forget Me, New Orleans

Forget me, New Orleanswith your full moon trappedin a twisted web of Live Oak branchesand your sun rising through Palm frondsand your Spanish Moss swaying abovethe heads of strutting Ibises in City Parkand little lizards darting up and down the wallsand all around my feet as I walk Forget me, New Orleanswith live blues and jazz mixed with bounce and rockand drag queens in Oz doing death dropsand…

[zayt0uny]

been drawing the wildlife of my southern ontarian childhood to unwind 🌾

[mushbeast]

thought i'd join peachtober this year :) day 2: sparkles

[northernpintail]

A muppet dinosaur

[lleyksie]

night heron ☄︎₊˚⊹☆

[lichen-bones]

Great Blues

[pmg227]

Favorite Bird Pics of February '24

Pair of Wood Ducks checking out a potential nesting box Brown-headed Nuthatch working on a new home Great Blue Herons and Mallards Ducks–I think these mallards hired the herons as sentinels. The herons never moved the whole two hours I was there while the mallards slept or paddled around. Hermit Thrush–I’ve seen and heard these birds quite a bit this winter. They will migrate north in the…

[the-unicorns-of-nienna]

[Image Description: artwork depicting a flying pegasus with a grey body, and sky blue wings. End image description.]

A longwing inspired by a great blue heron.

@ummm-brella

[kayandp]

Next up: the heron! Another from this series.