Great Blue Heron in Flight

A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) appears to fly over a hillside in Everett, Washington. Great blue herons have a special adaptation to their sixth cervical vertebra that lets them retract their neck for flight, but also to rapidly extend their necks with great force to capture prey.

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A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) appears to fly over a hillside in Everett, Washington. Great blue herons have a special adaptation to their sixth cervical vertebra that lets them retract their neck for flight, but also to rapidly extend their necks with great force to capture prey.