Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias: Taxonomy | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
- Class: Aves (birds)
- Order: Ciconiiformes (herons, egrets, storks, ibises, spoonbills)
- Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns)
- Genus: Ardea (great herons)
- Species: Ardea herodias
- Common Names: Great Blue Heron
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Ardea herodias - The lack of a white cap on the heron's head indicates that this one is immature. The dark cap gradually changes to white as the heron matures.
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
June 30, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Ardea herodias - This is the same heron as in the above photo.
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
June 30, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Ardea herodias
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
November 14, 2004
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Ardea herodias
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
Wakulla Springs, FL
March 16, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Ardea herodias
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Ardea herodias - This is the same heron as in the above photo.
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Ardea herodias - perched in tree. This is the same heron as in the above photo.
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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Ardea herodias - The lack of a white cap on the heron's head indicates that this one is immature. The dark cap gradually changes to white as the heron matures.
Ardea herodias - This is the same heron as in the above photo.
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias - This is the same heron as in the above photo.
Ardea herodias - perched in tree. This is the same heron as in the above photo.