Canadian
Wildlife Service---Hinterland Who's Who---Great Blue Heron
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/hww-fap/heron/heron.html
Appearance and natural history of the bird, including feeding,
nesting, and social behavior.
Great
Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1940id.html
Several pictures of the bird, ranging from juvenile stages
to adult, help you learn to identify the bird at different
ages.
Great
Blue Heron---Ardea herodias, US distribution and Abundance
http://www.i-bird.com/LowGraphic/LGGrtBlueHeron.htm
Species abundance and distribution of the bird in wildlife
refuges in the United States.
IFWIS---Great
Blue Heron
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/ifwis/birds/great-blue-heron.html
Illinois Natural Resources Information Network (INRIN)
provides information on the bird, including taxonomy, occurrence
in Illinois, habitat associations, life history and more.
Nature---Wildlife
Great Blue Heron Homepage
http://www.nature-wildlife.com/blueh.html
Introduction to bird’s taxonomy and a photo gallery.
US
Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/r5cbfo/heron.htm
Life history, nesting and the abundance of Great Blue Heron
in the Bay.
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