The Great Blue Heron is a photograph by Ricky L Jones which was uploaded on September 29th, 2015.
Title
The Great Blue Heron
Artist
Ricky L Jones
Medium
Photograph - Semi-matte Photo Paper
Description
Great Blue Heron
Horicon Marsh Wildlife Refuge
Horicon Wisconsin
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Gal�pagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to Europe, with records from Spain, the Azores, England, and the Netherlands. An all-white population found only in the Caribbean and southern Florida was once treated as a separate species and known as the great white heron.
The great blue heron is replaced in the Old World by the very similar grey heron (Ardea cinerea), which differs in being somewhat smaller (90�98 cm (35�39 in)), with a pale gray neck and legs, lacking the browner colors that great blue heron has there. It forms a superspecies with this and also with the cocoi heron from South America, which differs in having more extensive black on the head, and a white breast and neck.
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Uploaded
September 29th, 2015
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Comments (5)
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations on your being chosen to have your artwork Featured on the homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is with pride and joy that I can share this beautiful piece of artwork with the FAA art community. Thanks for sharing. Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group)
John Bartelt
Awsome capture, Ricky! I lived in Wisconsin for 20 some years and spent many a day at the Horicon Marsh. Also for 2 weeks in Racine on an office assist assignment.
Ricky L Jones replied:
Thank you John, I love this time of year, when the Eagles head back down here. I live in Racine county, and head up North to Wisconsin River to get these shots. Nice to meet you!
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