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Enchanted Learning® Photoblog      Posted April 30, 2012   11:20 pm

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Head of a Great Blue Heron, with Open Beak
 
Head of a Great Blue Heron, with Open Beak

A close-up of a great blue heron's head.

The beautiful yellow in the eye nearly matches the orange of the lower beak.

Scientific name: Ardea herodias
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Date taken: April 29, 2012
Place taken: Mercer Island, WA, USA
Mitchell Spector
Copyright ©2012 Enchanted Learning, LLC

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