Great blue heron animal ambassador illustration

A black and grey wading bird with a long curved neck and sharp orange beak

Photo By/Credit

Sarah Wolman/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

The great blue heron is an animal ambassador for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Species

Ardea herodias

Subject tags

Biological illustrations

Wading birds

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