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David Albeck's Photos of Herons

Animalia > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae

Family Ardeidae. Wading predatory birds with long straight beaks, mostly with long necks and long legs.

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Genus index

Ardea

Bubulcus

Butorides

Egretta

Nycticorax

Great Herons (genus Ardea)

Animalia > Aves >Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Ardea

Great Egret
Ardea alba

Merritt Island

Great Egret

Merritt Island

Great Egret
Ardea alba

Merritt Island

Great Egret
Ardea alba

Whale Watch

Great Egret
Ardea alba

Egrets

Great Egret
Ardea alba

Egrets

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Merritt Island

Great Blue Heron
(juvenile)

Florida

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Florida

Great Blue Heron

Local Pond

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Loxahatchee

Great Blue Heron

River Wildlife

Great Blue Heron

Charles River

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

(no album)

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

More Heron Photos

Cattle Egret (genus Bubulcus)

Animalia > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Bubulcus

This genus contains only one species, Bubulcus ibis. Compared to egrets in genus Egretta, the Cattle Egret is a bit shorter and thicker, especially its bill. It also has characteristic yellowish breeding plumage, and is more likely to be found on dry land than most other herons.

Cattle Egret

Green Herons (genus Butorides)

Animalia > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Butorides

green heron
Butorides virescens

Merritt Island

green heron

Merritt Island

green heron

Chandler Pond

green heron

Chandler Pond

green heron

My Pond (again)

green heron

Chandler Pond

green heron

Chandler Pond

Typical Egrets (genus Egretta)

Animalia > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Egretta

Long necks, long legs, long beaks. Often white and/or with showy plumes. In other words, a lot like genus Ardea, but smaller. Authorities do not always agree on whether some species belong to Egretta or to Ardea.

Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea