Great Blue Heron facts| facttechz knowledge
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Date: 2020-05-10

Great blue herons are the largest herons in North America. Though their name includes "blue" they also come in white. When herons fly, they hold their necks in an "s" shape which differentiates them from cranes. Great blue herons eat an assortment of other animals (including other birds!), and live in breeding colonies called 'heronries'. Their nests are constructed high in trees where they'll raise an average of four to five young. In some cultures, great blue herons are considered lucky birds!

Name: great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
Range: mostly Central and North America but also seen sporadically in neighboring islands as well as Europe
Habitat: just about anywhere with an adequate water source
Size: 4ft (1.2m) in height; 6ft (1.8m) wingspan; no more than 7lbs (3kg) in weight
Diet: fish, frogs, snakes, salamanders, insects, rodents and even other birds
Predators: young and eggs are more susceptible to predators such as crows, raccoons, foxes, etc.; adults have few natural predators but may be taken by birds of prey such as eagles
Life Cycle: two to seven eggs laid in a nest, both parents incubate; eggs take 30 days to hatch and chicks leave the nest about two months later; average fifteen years of age in the wild

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