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Great Blue Heron
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Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
A large wading bird with a long S-curved neck, long legs, a long dagger-like bill, and bluish-grey plumage. 1
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Salt Marsh, Biomes
Sources
1. Great Blue Heron (Wikipedia)
Description section
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The bill is dull yellowish, becoming orange briefly at the start of the breeding season, and the lower legs are gray, also becoming orangey at the start of the breeding season.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.In Biome: Salt MarshView the Source
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