great blue heron (Ardea herodias)

Ardea herodias, Linnaeus 1758 (WIKI)

Ardea herodias is a species in the Ardea genus. It is commonly known as great blue heron This name is unplaced name for the species in the family Ardeidae subfamily Ardeinae, . This species is found in North and Central America.
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great blue heron, Brad Wildlife Photographer
great blue heron at Buttertub Marsh in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island., Brad Wildlife Photographer
great blue heron at Campbell River on Vancouver Island. , Brad Wildlife Photographer