Minnesota Seasons - Great Blue Heron


Great Blue Heron		More photos…
Ardea herodias

Order	Ciconiiformes (Storks, herons, and relatives)
Family	Ardeidae (Bitterns, egrets, herons)
Status	Common
Habitat	Rivers, lake edges, marshes, saltwater shores, and swamps
Food
Size	48″ to 54″
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Nesting

Range	Breeding: Throughout except southwest Winter: Southern two-thirds of the United States, Pacific coast, Atlantic coast

Sightings	Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge Cannon River Trout Lily SNA Carver Park Reserve Chamberlain Woods SNA Crosstown West Park Elm Creek Park Reserve Flandrau State Park Fort Snelling State Park Grey Cloud Dunes SNA Hastings SNA Interstate State Park Lake Louise State Park Lake Rebecca Park Reserve Louisville Swamp	Mound Spring Prairie SNA Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve Myre-Big Island State Park North Fork Zumbro Woods SNA Pin Oak Prairie SNA Rieck’s Lake Park River Terrace Prairie SNA Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Wolsfeld Woods SNA

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