Wild Grey Heron

[Kodiak Qc]

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[BillN_33]

Ardea cinerea

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Ardea cinerea

As in German, grey heron but we call
them blue heron in north America.

 

[BillN_33]

As in German, grey heron but we call
them blue heron in north America.

Blue Heron is related but is A.herodias ........ and only found in the Americas

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Blue Heron is related but is A.herodias ........ and only found in the Americas

Yes, that's the great blue with the white stripe
on its head… local denomination I guess!

 

[BillN_33]

The US version is bigger than the non-US version ..... I thought that there was only a Great Blue Heron ........ i.e. there isn't a Blue Heron

 

[Kodiak Qc]

there isn't a Blue Heron

I brought you what I know on the table. I am not willing
to fight for this as I know my knowledge is, in these mat-
ters, folkloric and cultural and not based on any science
at all. I'll accept happily the correction and thank you very
much for the info, Bill!

 

[Littletank]

Never mind what sort of heron it is they are both remarkably good photographs.

 

[Kodiak Qc]

they are both remarkably good photographs.

Thanks for that, Norman!

I think that Bill's point is most receivable as
it puts things straight so we all understand
the same thing with a given name.