What is a big blue heron?

Big blue herodias is a large water bird known for wading into shallow waters in search of food. This gray blue called heron is the largest of herring species and is located in North American habitats of fresh and salt water. Greeks, lakes and swamps from Canada to South America serve as a home for these herons. You can also find them along the waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific of Coast Ocean Water.

abundant around the water, these hervals are difficult to miss. It costs up to four feet (122 cm) and have long, spindle legs. Their oval bodies are covered with miserable gray feathers. How big, as they appear, their body weight is only five to eight pounds (2.2 to 3.6 kg). They have long necks in the shape of a letter with thin, yellow, lance similar to beaks.

These long beaks serve large blue herons because they hunt food. The wate was very slowly walking very slowly by lifting one leg in front of the other at the edge of the water on the edge of the water. Because he has such long legs, he is able to throw himselfSeveral feet in the water. Once the heron tilts forward to get a view of the fish below the surface.

stands still waiting for the fish to approach, and then hit very quickly to capture its prey. Once the fish is in the beak, the heron flips it into the head position and swallows it all. In addition to fish, a heron living near the coast can feed frogs, crabs, shrimp or even ducks. On the ground, the heron can hunt mice, lizards, rats and insects.

proximity to their food source usually determines where a man and woman a large blue heron creates her nest for the season. The nests, which consist of sticks and twigs, are usually in very high trees high above any predators. Men and women are monogamous for the season and often return to the same nest in the previous season. The woman can lay up to six eggs and this egg hatches in about 28 days. Both parents take turns while watching eggs and feedingchickens.

For birds who want to observe a large blue heron, it is wise slowly to crawl and stay very calm. If the heron is disturbed or angry, it will give a low deep growl noise. It can then leave and look for another area of ​​feeding. Heron has a relatively large wingspan that can move up to six feet (183 cm). Thanks to its size and wingspan, the large blue heron is spectacular.