Great Blue Herons look enormous in flight, with a six-foot wingspan Both parents take turns incubating the eggs for 4 weeks In flight, a Great Blue Heron usually holds its head close to its body with the neck bent. A great blue heron at hunting Chicks become on a wing at the age of two months. It lives near marshes and swamps, as well as along sea coasts. They can take large steps for birds, with a stride of around 9 inches in a straight line. Description of the great blue heron. This shorebird is common in North America. Males and females look similar. Standing at 91–137 cm with a wingspan of 167–201 cm great blue herons only weigh between 1.82–3.6 kg. In other units, the measurement of a Great Blue Heron's wingspan is about 5.5 to 6.6 feet (1.7 to 2 meters). Its chin is whitish and it has a dark blue eyebrow which often ends in a tuft of dark feathers. It has blue-gray upperparts, a grayish neck, long legs, and a large daggerlike yellow bill. The great blue heron is very closely related to the grey heron. Getting to see nesting activities this late in the game is difficult and changes with the lighting direction. The wingspan of a Great Blue Heron can range from 167 to 201 centimeters (66 to 79 inches). The young can first fly at about 60 days old An adult Great Blue Heron near Portage Bay in Seattle. The grey heron has similar plumage but has a gray neck and lacks the brown flanks of the great blue heron. While they are easy to spot with their blue-gray plumage, black stripe over their eyes and a thick dagger like beak, they are not easy to keep away from your pond. The great blue heron is the largest North American heron, with a height of 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 feet and a length of 3 to 4-1/2 feet head to tail. Similar Images . Similar Images . Usually seen hunting in the shallow waters of inland waterways, lakes, ponds and marshes, catching fish, amphibians & crustaceans. Body length from head to tail 60-65 cm, height about 100 cm. The great blue heron has a very large wingspan, measuring between 65 and 70 … After the first flights, they sometimes fly into other people’s nests by mistake and throw out their former occupants. They are four feet long — beak to tail — with a wingspan of 80 inches. The great blue heron, scientific name Ardea herodias is a big wading fowl within the heron household Ardeidae, widespread close to the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, in addition to the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. The Little Blue Heron will also hunt in grassy meadows for insects and amphibians. The great blue heron is the largest wading bird in North America. It is 46 inches in length with a wingspan of 72 inches. The great blue heron hunts for food on land as well as in water. 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