grey heron
a large European heron, Ardea cinerea, with grey wings and back and a long black drooping crest
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How to use grey heron in a sentence
He let it fly at a magnificent grey heron, which it struck down in less than a minute.
Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. | Xavier Hommaire de HellA grey heron perches on the lower boughs of the trees, and fishes in the ponds.
Mark Seaworth | William H.G. KingstonEach bears a snow-white shield carried on the slant, and above each warrior's head rises a grey heron's plume.
Cetywayo and his White Neighbours | H. Rider HaggardSo they went with the Fairy down to the great pond, and there sat the Princess, with the grey heron against her heart.
Moonshine & Clover | Laurence HousmanPresently the eggs cracked, and out of each, at the same moment, came a little grey heron.
Moonshine & Clover | Laurence Housman
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