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GREAT BLUR HERONS AND THEIR ROOKERY

Water Colors on 140 lb cold pressed paper

1. Herons get their name from their grey-blue feathers.

2. The blue heron has an average wing span of two meters.

3. Their bill is normally a dull yellowish colour that changes briefly to orange at the start of the
breeding season.

4. The call of the blue heron is a harsh croak. If they are disturbed they will shriek as they fly to
a new perch. They sound very prehistoric.

5. Blue herons eat primarily fish as well as shrimp, crab, insects, rodents and other small
creatures. They usually swallow their food whole and have been know to choke if their
prey is too large.

6. Blue herons will nest in groups from 5 to 500 nests in one colony. A colony of herons is called
a" heronry".

7. They lay three to six pale blue eggs and raise one brood per year.

8. Parents feed their young by regurgitating food into the chicks mouth.

9. A heron may abandon the nest if it is disturbed by humans.

10. Other predators include bald eagles, great horned owls, hawks, bears and racoons.
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Mood: Love ~blue-eye-wolf Aug 10, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wooooooooooooooot beautiful :iconmonkeyloveplz:
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*DavisTheSecond Sep 25, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
This is great news
Thanks for dropping by.
Chow 4 now
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Mood: Affection ~roundtower Mar 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Fantastic work! In the featured folder nº 3 in Special-Groups. (Best works!)

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¡Un fantástico trabajo! Ha sido destacado en la carpeta "Featured nº 3" destinada a exponer los mejores trabajos de los artistas dentro de Special-Groups.


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~ArisenDreams Feb 17, 2012  Student General Artist
A beautiful image :aww:
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*DavisTheSecond Feb 17, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
This is good news and is much appreciated.
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~MarryFall Feb 5, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh, I really love these colors *o*
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*DavisTheSecond Feb 5, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
This painting was one of my favorites for the sky color, thanks for dropping by
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~MarryFall Feb 5, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
No problem, it's a very good job)
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~CooroaBane Jan 21, 2012  Student Digital Artist
quite beautiful.
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*DavisTheSecond Jan 21, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
well gotta like your comment, thanks and have a great day
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