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April 20, 2024 - As we approached Wading Bird Way, a Great Blue Heron flew overhead.... Read more
Great Blue Heron
 | I’m a very common bird of marshes and swamps. You’ll often see me standing still, stalking my food. Watch me when I catch a fish. I’m fun to watch as I throw my head back and swallow my fish whole. Most Likely Found: At the beach, In the marsh When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve, Fort De Soto, Lake Apopka, Lake Morton, Orlando Wetlands, Other Places, Venice Rookery, Viera Wetlands Read more: Great Blue Heron at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Great Blue Heron eBird range |
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More Birds at Orlando Wetlands
February 25, 2024 - The sun's rays were just reaching this Great Blue Heron when I saw him on the side of the boardwalk.... Read more
Searching for Migrants at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
May 7, 2023 - Do you remember the Great Blue Heron nest I saw on my last bike ride?... Read more
Quiet Afternoon at Orlando Wetlands
April 15, 2023 - This Great Blue Heron caught himself some dinner.... Read more
From the South Shore of Lake Apopka
April 10, 2023 - My last bird of the day was a Great Blue Heron.... Read more
Breeding Birds at Lake Apopka
March 25, 2023 - On my last visit to Lake Apopka, I noticed a Great Blue Heron nest.... I've never seen a Great Blue Heron wading like this.... When I got down to the lake, the Great Blue Heron nest was quiet.... Read more
More from Lake Morton
March 1, 2023 - On the shore of the lake, this Great Blue Heron stood quietly.... Read more
New Boardwalk at Orlando Wetlands
February 20, 2023 - Great Blue Heron The sun mostly hid behind the trees in the early morning, letting me shoot in all directions as I enjoyed the new trail.... Read more
Afternoon Walk at Lake Apopka
January 13, 2023 - Several Great Blue Herons stalked their prey along the edges of the path.... Read more
BYOP: Bring Your Own Perch!
October 8, 2021 - My last bird of the morning was a Great Blue Heron who flew across the path in the gorgeous light.... Read more
Singing in the Rain!
July 29, 2021 - This Great Blue Heron suddenly pulled a giant fish from the water.... Read more
Another Early June Bike Ride at Lake Apopka
July 25, 2021 - My first bird of the morning was a hungry Great Blue Heron.... Read more
Birds in Flight at Lake Apopka
July 15, 2021 - Great Blue Herons are very easy to find all over the wildlife drive.... Read more
Afternoon Walk with Rich at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 11, 2021 - Then I spotted a juvenile Great Blue Heron at a nest that I'd never noticed.... Read more
A Bittern-ly Foggy Morning at Lake Apopka
May 13, 2021 - It's fun to check on the bird nests, like this Great Blue Heron who's just about ready to fledge...... Read more
Easter Sunrise at Orlando Wetlands
April 28, 2021 - This Great Blue Heron gave me a flight shot...... Read more
Biking Landscapes around Lake Apopka
April 22, 2021 - I moved on, biking along to visit the Great Blue Herons at their nest.... Read more
The Sun Came Out at Lake Morton! Lifer Louisiana Waterthrush
April 16, 2021 - This Great Blue Heron wasn't impressed by the coot's super-powers.... Read more
A Foggy Walk around Lake Morton
April 10, 2021 - I found some Great Blue Heron nests at the top of some cypress trees.... Most Great Blue Herons started making their nests back in late November, but this heron waited until early April to start throwing his head up and courting a prospective mate.... Read more
Fun Spring Morning at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
March 16, 2021 - A Great Blue Heron was tending her nest.... Read more
Chatting with Buffleheads at Sweetwater Wetlands
February 27, 2020 - My first bird of the morning was this Great Blue Heron in breeding plumage, stalking his breakfast in the morning light.... Read more
A Walk Down Lust Road
February 6, 2020 - On my walk back, I saw this Great Blue Heron in breeding plumage standing in the reeds.... Read more
Great Blue Herons Building Nest
May 21, 2019 - The last time I went to Lake Morton in mid-April, I found a pair of Great Blue Herons building a nest at the top of a cypress tree.... Great Blue Herons are fun to watch when they are building nests.... Read more
Signs of Spring at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
March 24, 2019 - I was a little surprised to find this pair of Great Blue Herons building a nest.... Read more
Nesting Time at Viera Wetlands
January 3, 2019 - On the morning after Christmas I headed out to the Viera Wetlands for some sunrise photography with the Great Blue Herons.... Read more
Nesting Underway at Viera Wetlands
January 8, 2018 - Great Blue Heron nesting season is definitely underway at Viera Wetlands!... It never ceases to amaze me how gentle the Great Blue Herons are as they build their nests.... This particular Great Blue Heron turned out to be my most photographed of the morning.... Read more
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive Reopens in Time for Christmas!
December 28, 2017 - Great Blue Heron You know, there's a reason that I sometimes roll over and go back to sleep on cloudy, foggy days.... Read more
Viera Wetlands is Open Again!
November 24, 2017 - The Great Blue Herons are starting to nest in the tops of palm trees.... The Great Blue Herons are not the only birds with nesting on the mind.... Read more
Another Morning at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 29, 2017 - You know it's a slow summer morning at Lake Apopka when you end up photographing the Great Blue Heron at the lake!... Read more
Chasing a Wilson’s Snake at Viera Wetlands
March 30, 2017 - The Great Blue Herons are still at their palm tree nests, and several have large chicks.... Read more
Springtime Stroll at Circle B Bar Reserve
March 2, 2017 - At the dock, the Great Blue Herons were actively chasing each other.... We made our way up the trail, stopping briefly at the gaggle of photographers with their cameras pointed at the Great Blue Heron nests.... One of my favorites was filled with birds: Anhingas, grackles, a perched Belted Kingfisher,…... Read more
Incredible Photography Morning at Viera Wetlands
January 20, 2017 - We drove off to the center of Viera Wetlands, where the Great Blue Herons are nesting at the tops of the palm trees.... Read more
Odd Couple at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
January 14, 2017 - This Great Blue Heron had a catfish for breakfast.... Read more
Holiday Fun at Viera Wetlands
January 10, 2017 - A few days after Christmas, I visited the Viera Wetlands to photograph the nesting Great Blue Herons.... Read more
A Nice Walk at the Circle B Bar Reserve
March 26, 2016 - Several pairs of Great Blue Herons were nesting high in the treetops, where the trail turns away from Lake Hancock.... Read more
Year in Review: Photographic Memories of 2015
December 31, 2015 - I enjoyed photographing the Great Blue Herons against the pretty green background of the distant trees.... Read more
Christmas Coot!
December 24, 2015 - Usually Viera mornings of watching the nesting Great Blue Herons involve extra layers, a hat, and a scarf.... Today, though, one of the Great Blue Herons kept coming to that perch to sit.... Who can resist taking a few photos of the Great Blue Herons as they bring nesting material…... Read more
Vacation Beginnings at Fort De Soto
April 29, 2015 - At that moment, a Great Blue Heron decided to meander by, to the delight of the small group of photographers that had by that time gathered.... Read more
Venice Rookery
January 21, 2015 - It's known for Great Blue Heron courtship photographs.... I love photographing the Great Blue Herons at Viera Wetlands, but the nests are high on the tops of trees and the backgrounds are blue sky.... There are half a dozen Great Blue Heron nests at the rookery already.... Read more
Fogbow and a Falcon at Viera Wetlands
January 8, 2015 - The nesting Great Blue Herons are always fun at Viera at this time of year.... Read more
Great Blue Heron Silhouettes at Viera Wetlands
January 2, 2015 - I knew that the Great Blue Herons would be nesting, and I was hopeful that the cooperative Belted Kingfisher would pose for me again.... But my bird started cooperating, fluffing up her chest and arching her head into the air in a display of Great Blue Heron courtship.... Read more
Year in Review: 2014
December 30, 2014 - One of my favorite early springtime subjects is the Great Blue Heron.... Read more
Fun with Friends at Viera Wetlands
November 18, 2014 - The sky was orange and the sun was coming up behind a palm tree, where a Great Blue Heron was staking his claim to a future nest site.... Read more
Viera Wetlands and Scrub Jays with my Dad
March 17, 2014 - The Great Blue Heron nesting season is starting wind down at Viera Wetlands.... Read more
Great Blue Herons Stealing Sticks at Viera Wetlands
February 22, 2014 - The Great Blue Herons are stealing sticks at the Viera Wetlands!... The nesting Great Blue Herons are such fun to watch.... Great Blue Herons regurgitate food for their chicks during their first days of life.... Read more
Great Blue Heron Sunrise at Viera Wetlands
February 16, 2014 - I met Michael Libbe at Viera Wetlands and we set up for sunrise silhouettes of the nesting Great Blue Herons.... The Great Blue Herons are so graceful and elegant, and I really enjoy photographing them during nesting season.... Read more
Viera Wetlands Nesting Season in Full Swing
February 1, 2014 - A couple of weekends ago I visited the wetlands to check on the Great Blue Herons.... The last time I went to Viera, one pair of Great Blue Herons seemed to be the most active.... So I timed my next visit to be about four weeks later, because the incubation…... Read more
Finally! Nice Weather for a Walk at Circle B
January 12, 2014 - I heard the baby Great Blue Heron on his nest before I saw him.... Read more
Nesting Great Blue Herons at Viera Wetlands
January 8, 2014 - The Great Blue Herons are the first of the large wading birds to begin nesting.... A fun place to photograph nesting Great Blue Herons is the Viera Wetlands.... The Great Blue Herons nest in the tops of these trees.... Read more