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  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) lands in the shallow water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington at low tide. The great blue heron subspecies Ardea herodias fannini lives year-round in and around Puget Sound, feeding in shallow waters and foraging in eelgrass meadows.
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  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) lands in the shallow water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington at low tide. The great blue heron subspecies Ardea herodias fannini lives year-round in and around Puget Sound, feeding in shallow waters and foraging in eelgrass meadows.
    Heron_GreatBlue_HoodCanal_6099.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) searches for fish in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Heron_ArboretumWetlands_3058.jpg
  • A dozen great blue herons (Ardea herodias) fish in the shallow water of the Stillaguamish River at low tide near Stanwood, Washington.
    Herons-Great-Blue_Stillaguamish-Rive...jpg
  • Two great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Herons-Great-Blue_Edmonds-Marsh_6537.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) feeds the young chicks on its nest in a heron rookery in Kenmore, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Nest_Feeding-Young_...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) hides and rests in the reeds of the Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington, as four Canada geese swim by.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_Resting...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) steals a midshipman fish from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on the migrating midshipman fish, which get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. While bald eagles are skilled hunters, they predominently get their food by stealing it from other birds.
    BaldEagle_JuviStealingFishFromHeron_...jpg
  • 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.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Flying_Everett_3578.jpg
  • Three great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Herons-Great-Blue_Edmonds-Marsh_6572.jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) chases a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_C...jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) rides on the back of a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) as they both fly over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_R...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies among the trees near a heron rookery in Kenmore, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Flying_Kenmore_7769.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish in Lake Washington near Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_8...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) hunts in a thawed-out portion of a pond in the Black Duck Marsh in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia.
    Assateague-Island_Heron_Frozen-Pond_...jpg
  • A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) sits at the top of a snag in the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington's Olympic National Park.
    Olympics_Heron_Snag_9833.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) pokes its heads out of the reeds along the water in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_Reeds_1...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) manages to steal a midshipman fish from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles, herons, and gulls congregate near Seabeck in the early summer to feast on the migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. Bald eagles predominently feed by stealing food.
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  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) attempts to steal food from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. Bald eagles, however, largely get their food by stealing it from other birds.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileAttackingHeron_Hoo...jpg
  • Several great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Dozens of herons congregate in the area near Big Beef Creek early each summer to feast on midshipman fish.
    Herons_GreatBlue_ThreeHunting_Seabec...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) stands with its mouth wide open in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
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  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies with a large stick in its beak to build its nest in the Black River Riparian Forest in Renton, Washington.
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  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) feeds on a small shrimp it caught in the mudflats at Skagit Bay in Washington state.
    GreatBlueHeron_Feeding_Mudflats_3601.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) wades out into the saltwater marsh to hunt for fish in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Wading_Edmonds-Mars...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) attempts to pull fringe feathers from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) as they both fly over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_M...jpg
  • A pair of great blue herons (Ardea herodias) preen among the reeds in the Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_PairPre...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies past three great blue herons (Ardea herodias) as they attempt to catch fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. During the early summer, bald eagles and great blue herons flock to the area near Big Beef Creek in great numbers to feed on fish trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileFlying_Herons_Seab...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) feeds on a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) that it caught in the wetland off Foster Island in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum.
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  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) eats a garter snake that it caught in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The heron stalked the snake in the grass and after catching it, tossed and turned the snake for two minutes so it was able to swallow it whole.
    Heron_EatingSnake_8855.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) prepares to swallow an English sole (Parophrys vetulus) fish that it caught in the water of Port Gardner of Possession Sound in Everett, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_English-Sole_Everet...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) chicks are active in two adjacent nests as their parents look on in a rookery in Everett, Washington. For this image, two images were stacked on top of each other so that both nests would appear in focus.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Nest_Chicks_Everett...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies low over the Sammamish River near Kenmore, Washington during a foggy sunrise.
    SammamishRiver_HeronFlying_Foggy_139...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) rests in the tall marsh grasses in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_2186.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) rests in the tall marsh grasses in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_Golden_...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) attacks a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. Bald eagles, however, largely get their food by stealing it from other birds.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileAttackingHeron_Hoo...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) landing on the water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, at sunrise.
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  • Four great blue herons (Ardea herodias), rendered in silhouette at sunrise, fish in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    Herons_GreatBlue_FourSilhouette_Hood...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias), shown in silhouette, lands on Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, during a golden sunrise. Numerous great blue herons flock to the bay near Big Beef Creek at low tide to feed on fish trapped in oyster beds.
    Heron_GreatBlue_GoldenLanding_Seabec...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) harasses several great blue herons (Ardea herodias) in an attempt to steal any fish they catch in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. During the early summer, bald eagles and great blue herons flock to the area near Big Beef Creek in great numbers to feed on fish trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileThreateningHerons_...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a fish in the shallow water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington at low tide.
    Heron_GreatBlue_CathingFish_Seabeck_...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies with a large stick that it will use to build a nest in the Black River Riparian Forest in Renton, Washington.
    heron-branch-5946.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) attempts to steal a fish from a great blue heron, which shields its catch in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    BaldEagle_StealingFishFromHeron_Seab...jpg
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