blue heron

American  

noun

1. any of the American varieties of heron with bluish or bluish-gray plumage, as the great blue heron.

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blue heron

One morning, I spend 20 minutes watching a 4-foot-tall great blue heron as it stalks fish along a pond’s edge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

"A black face is very rare but there is a heron from North America that is very similar, the little blue heron, but they have different qualities if you look closely."

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

These include heron tracks, each about the same size as a modern great blue heron, or around 4 inches long and wide.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

In the water, amid the long shadows and dappled autumn sunshine, a blue heron stalked forward, in a movement that seemed to follow its jutting neck and long-billed face.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2022

A blue heron stood perched on an old bleached tire, and when she saw us she spread her wings and flew away, more pterodactyl than bird.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green