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grey heron

British

noun

a large European heron, Ardea cinerea, with grey wings and back and a long black drooping crest

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When the grey heron is pursued by its enemy, the eagle, it does not run to escape; it remains calm, takes a dignified stand, and waits quietly, facing the enemy unmoved.

From The Majesty of Calmness; individual problems and posibilities by Jordan, William George

The Princess, as she gazed on him, found hardly any change, for love remained the same, binding him close to her heart; and, grey heron or beautiful youth, he was all one to her now.

From Moonshine & Clover by Housman, Laurence

A grey heron perches on the lower boughs of the trees, and fishes in the ponds.

From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Presently the eggs cracked, and out of each, at the same moment, came a little grey heron.

From Moonshine & Clover by Housman, Laurence

"And now," she said, "you who know where my happiness lies will not forbid me from following it; for my heart is again with the grey heron."

From Moonshine & Clover by Housman, Laurence

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