<br>GREAT BLUE HERON
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<b>Text Appearing After Image:</b><br><i>.i L.Lv h IlEKUN.(Ardea herodias).k Life-size. WADING BIRDS 97 This bird is found from the Atlantic to the Pacific,breeding in colonies north of the Ohio River, throughoutthe Great Lakes region, and the Canadian provinces. Itwinters from JVIiddle States southward to northern SouthAmerica. River bottoms and tamarack swamps are resortedto immediately upon their arrival from the South in April.The birds travel great distances to fish, usually singly.Unlike the bitterns, herons do not stand motionless waitingfor their prey to come within reach, but move about in shal-low water, striking with their bill any form of animal lifethat appears near the surface. Their notes are coarse, discordant croaks. This speciesis not suffering destruction at the hands of the plumehunter, so are still found in great numbers along the riverbottoms of the Kankakee and the Illinois. Places where they assemble to nest are called heron-ries. Some huge trees contain as many as forty nests, allof which may be occu</i><br><br><b>Note About Images</b><br></p>
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