great blue heron
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of great blue heron
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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
You might also see a green or great blue heron, or a black-crowned night heron.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
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
As soon as we arrived, a great blue heron strutted past.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
A lost great blue heron took shelter on a limb below her.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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