2011-07-15 Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf - Schnauer Schlitz (Danube National Park, 150 msm Quadrant 7865/4).German name: SilberreiherNot my best shots of the species and taken at great distance (those shots are crops), but showing some hunting postures (other shots linked below).It is stalking through thick growth of Hippuris vulgaris, in front you can see Nuphar lutea, and in the background Phragmites australis.Synonymy: it seems that Egretta alba is now (as of 2011) the official name; synonyms still in use are Ardea alba and Casmerodius albus - corrected, see quote of Sciadopitys below: to Ardea alba.
I didn't know what this heron was hunting for, but I did have sense enough to follow along and watch closely.Great Blue HeronArdea herodias La Chua TrailAlachua SinkPaynes Prairie Preserve State ParkAlachua County, Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIIOlympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 IS Lens 3 July 2021Phil's 1stPix Wild Florida Instagram
Great blue heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, in the northern Finger Lakes Region of New York on August 12... (c) Dave Spier (low-resolution preview from 12 MP original)
Pretty soon they'll be having a catch out back, hunting for fish along the bank at the crack of dawn, and before you know it, he'll be off to GBHU.Great Blue HeronArdea herodias Rainbow River Marion County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIM.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 RTiffen Circular Polarizer9 May 2016
I wonder if this GBH finds it helpful to make little fish noises when it's stalking the jetty, just like I sometimes whistle nonchalantly when I'm going undercover?I think I picked it up from Bugs Bunny...Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSt. Andrews State Park West Jetty- Gulf of MexicoPanama City Beach, Bay County, Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 14-42mm II Lens PT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port