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"Great Blue Heron"

Great Blue Heron:    Ehrlich, Dobkin, and Wheye, in their 1988 publication "The Birder's Handbook", write "Heron comes from the Middle English name for 'herons'; Egret comes from the French and Old High German meaning 'small heron'; ... Crane comes from the Anglo-Saxon cran - 'to cry out'." Ridgefield NWR, Washington ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 3, 2008. MORE Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Great Blue Heron images Vancouver Lake, Washington ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken July 9, 2009. Canon Rebel T1i, 300z. Click image to enlarge In the fog, Great Blue Heron, Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken October 14, 2010. Canon SuperZoom S5. Shillapoo Wildlife Area, Vancouver, Washington ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Shillapoo Wildlife Area, Vancouver, Washington. Late afternoon during brief break in snow storms. Image taken December 18, 2008. Canon Rebel XTi, 200z. Click image to enlarge Storm front, Great Blue Heron, Shillapoo Wildlife Area, Vancouver, Washington. Late afternoon during brief break in snow storms. Image taken December 18, 2008. Canon Rebel XTi, 200z. Sauvie Island, Oregon ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron rookery, Sauvie Island, Oregon. Image taken March 11, 2011. Sony DSC-W370. Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Arizona ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Arizona. Image taken October 6, 2010. Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm w/1.4. Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, Oregon ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, Oregon. Image taken October 16, 2010. Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm. Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, Oregon. Image taken October 16, 2010. Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm. Shillapoo Wildlife Area, Washington ... with snake ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Shillapoo Wildlife Area, Vancouver, Washington. Along LaFramboise Road. Image taken February 15, 2010. Canon Rebel T1i, 300mm. Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washougal, Washington ... lunch ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washougal, Washington. Image taken April 25, 2010. Canon Rebel T1i, 300mm. Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washougal, Washington. Image taken April 25, 2010. Canon Rebel T1i, 300mm. Fernhill Wetlands, Oregon ... flying ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Fernhill Wetlands, Hillsboro, Oregon. Overcast and gray day. Image taken June 14, 2010. Canon EOS 7d, 400mm. Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Fernhill Wetlands, Hillsboro, Oregon. Overcast and gray day. Image taken June 14, 2010. Canon EOS 7d, 400mm. Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, Fernhill Wetlands, Hillsboro, Oregon. Overcast and gray day. Image taken June 14, 2010. Canon EOS 7d, 400mm. Hagg Lake, Oregon ... "digiscoping" attempt ... Click image to enlarge Great Blue Heron, youngster, Hagg Lake, Oregon. Gorgeous fall day. Image taken November 1, 2009. "Digiscoping" attempt, Mirador 60mm with 15-45 zoom, Sony DSC W200 12 meg point-and-shoot. HOME COLUMBIA RIVER IMAGES RIDGEFIELD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLETE BIRD LIST WILDFLOWERS BIRDS of LEWIS and CLARK

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