Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Species: Ardea herodias
Class: Aves
Description: Largest North American heron.. It is a wading bird in the heron family seen along the shores, lake edges, fresh and salt water marshes and wetlands.
Diet: Consists of small fish, shrimps, crabs, aquatic insects, rodents, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and small birds
Great Blue Heron
All photographs were taken by Patricia S. Clyne, owner of Patsy Clyne Photography.