What is the heron?

Heron is a large wading bird in the family ardeidae , which also includes herons and Bitters. Wetlands around the world host her dwellers that have distinctive long legs and necks adapted to their unique natural habitat, and several species are endangered or endangered due to the loss of the habitat. Out of concerns about the wetland habitat, many nations are carried out by protection programs that will greatly help callers together with many other species of animals and plants. VoLanky is also associated with storks and both families of birds are sometimes confused by people without experience with birding.

The classic heron has a long neck and legs, along with a long, pointed account. Their feathers may vary from pure white to smoke gray to blue, depending on the species and most of the herons also have a distinctive comb on their heads. Egrets look similar, but they develop long decorative feathers during the period of reproduction, leading to almost extinction of several species because people liked decorative feathers for the production of hats and other decorative overDMET. Bittern looks significantly different, it is a lot of bird with a short, thick neck and stocky legs.

The heron diet consists of everything that can find in its environment. This usually includes fish, amphibians such as frogs and newts and water insects. Some herons also eat small plants. Birds use their long accounts to wake up mud at the bottom of the wetland looking for food and filter out a nutritious food. They nest in nests on platforms that are sometimes low in the water and sometimes are located high in the trees. Many natural scientists have observed that the herons seem to build relatively uncertain nests, but they usually manage to raise a nest clutch every year, which parents alternate by incubation.

The world's largest heron is Goliath Heron, originally from Africa. It can grow in a height of over four feet (1.2 meters) and has a nice gray and brown feathers. Like other herons, Goliath HeronDuring the flight he folds his neck, but behind him does not lie long legs. Another type of heron, a large blue heron, is known to many birds observers in the northern hemisphere, especially in the United States, and will grow between 38-53 inches (97-137 centimeters) and has a clear blue tinge. A series of large blue, large white, has pure white feathers and is found mainly in the southern United States.