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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) shading with its wings, Sombrero Chino, Galapagos Islands
Is this bird shy? Or is it practising on dry land the shading that some other heron species utilise to lure fish within range when standing in water fishing?
Photo ID: GAL_6891_Great_Blue_Heron_(Ardea_herodias)__Sombrero_Chino__Feb_10_RCrsEA
Photo size: 18.0 Mpixels (51.4 MB uncompressed) - 4682x3840 pixels (15.6x12.8 in / 39.6x32.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Ardea herodias, Aves, avian fauna, avifauna, beak, behaviour, bill, biology, bird, Ecuador, Family Ardeidae, feather, feathers, Galapagos, Galapagos Islands, Great Blue Heron, Martin Grace, National Park, native, natural history, nature, odd, ornithology, Parque Nacional Galapagos, plumage, primaries, primary, resident, Santa Cruz, shade, shading, strange, wilderness, wildlife, wing, wings, zoology
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