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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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So they went with the Fairy down to the great pond, and there sat the Princess, with the grey heron against her heart.

From Moonshine & Clover by Housman, Laurence

For my grey heron, whom I love, and who loves me so much.

From Moonshine & Clover by Housman, Laurence

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

"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

All at once the wings of the grey heron flagged, then took a deep beat; he cried to the heron-Princess, "Turn, and come home, yonder there is danger flying to meet us!"

From Moonshine & Clover by Housman, Laurence

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