Herons, Bitterns and Egrets the Ardeidae family

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Ardeidae Family - Who are they?

The Great Blue Heron is one of twenty-two species of herons. The Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)- Found along much of the East Coast and elsewhere in the U.S., snowy egrets spend the winter from South Carolina southward. Their main foods are fish, crabs, amphibians, and insects. Bittern facts: When alarmed, bitterns imitate the reeds by sticking their head up straight and swaying in the wind. Their favourite food is eels.

Herons and their close relatives, the egrets and bitterns, comprise sixty species in total and are found all over the world 

The Herons: Ardeidae (Bird Families of the World)

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Covering their biology, distribution, description, systematics, breeding, feeding, and conservation, James Hancock and James Kushlan have distilled their lifetimes' research on the heron into one volume. This
volume is complemented by beautiful color paintings especially painted for the book, color photographs, and distribution maps.

Plush Heron 

Plush King Blue Heron 16"

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A balance between beautiful pictures and good scientific information 

Herons of North America: Their World in Focus (A Volume in the AP NATURAL WORLD Series)

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This book gives a fascinating insight into the lives of herons.

Heron Art Print 

Lots of detail and beauty await this pair of Herons to your garden decor setting.  

Heron Friends Metal Garden Decor Statuary (2 piece set)

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Use them indoors or outdoors and they will bring serenity and color to your garden or patio. They are handcrafted of metal and painted with 5 coats of automobile grade paint so that it will remain vibrant and working for years to come.

Herons, Egrets and Bitterns: Their Biology and Conservation in Australia 

Herons, Egrets and Bitterns: Their Biology and Conservation in Australia (Australian Natural History Series)

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This is the first book to deal exclusively with the Australian members of the Family Ardeidae (herons, egrets and bitterns). It gives a comprehensive, easy-to-read account of their origins, classification and biology, and explains the features that distinguish them from other birds.

The book devotes a major chapter to the 14 Australian species, covering their distribution and movements, feeding, breeding, population dynamics and conservation.

Egret Art Print 

Plush Egret 

Plush Regal Egret 16"

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Home Decorate with Egrets 

"Three Egrets" by Robert Binks - Ceramic Tile Mural 25.5" x 17" Kitchen Shower Backsplash

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This beautiful mural will surely create a stunning focal point in any room of your home! Each of our murals are individually handcrafted and made to order.

Bittern Art 

American Bittern Lilfords Birds 1885-97 By A Thorburn

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Original old antique victorian print, not a modern reproduction

Herons video 

Herons on the Trent & Mersey Canal

Herons are quite like buses i.e. you don't see one all day and then three come at once. We saw these guys between the Croxton Aqueduct and Wincham Wharf. What we don't understand is why these magnificent creatures stand staring intently and then fly off in apparent alarm when they must have seen thousands of narrowboats in their time. And why do they always fly in circles?

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The family Ardeidae - Bittern 

Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family. They were called hæferblæte in Old English; the word "bittern" came to English from Old French butor, itself from Gallo-roman butitaurus, a portmanteau of Latin b?ti? and...

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Bittern & Water Rail

The elusive Bittern & Water Rail. camera used - Panasonic FZ18

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Very enjoyable and informative lens. 5*

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