Heron
Heron, any
of about 60 species of long-legged wading birds, classified in the
family Ardeidae (order Ciconiiformes) and generally including several
species usually called egerts. The Ardeidae also include the bitterns
(subfamily Botaurinae). Herons are widely distributed over the world
but are most common in the tropics. They usually feed while wading
quietly in the shallow waters of pools, marshes, and swamps, catching
frogs, fishes, and other aquatic animals. They nest in rough platforms
of sticks constructed in bushes or trees near water; the nests usually
are grouped in colonies called heronries.
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