TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Blue Heron Dropping Fish Great Blue Heron- Ardea herodius Great Blue Heron- Ardea herodius, Order CICONIIFORMES - Family ARDEIDAE. Wow! These birds are amazing hunters. The Gizzard Shad almost got away....... but, the Blue Heron caught it before the fish hit the water. Heuston Woods State Park, Acton Lake. QUICKTIME MOVIES! CLICK to observe a Slideshow of (1) Feeding Activities and (2) Other Behaviors (Photo: July 28, 2004, Canon EOS 1D Mark II digital camera with 500mm f/4 L IS lens and 2X II TC) For More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Great_Blue_Heron.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.