TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Blue Heron Rookery Great Blue Heron Rookery- Ardea herodius Great Blue Heron- Ardea herodius, Order CICONIIFORMES - Family ARDEIDAE. Wow! This morning on the way to Spring Valley, we stopped near Mason, Ohio to catch a glimpse of this amazing Great Blue Heron Rookery(Ardea herodius). We worry about its long-term future in such a populated area. (Photo: April 18, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, 1.4x teleconverter EF ll lens, manual focus) 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.