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Great Blue Heron
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Great Blue Heron (ardea herodias)

Taken at Cochise Lake, Willcox, Arizona, 80 miles east of Tucson. This is part of the Sulpher Springs Valley, a major migratory flyway and wintering grounds for 30,000 Sandhill Cranes and many raptor species. Cochise Lake has many resident and migratory shore birds---an oasis in the desert.
Habitat
pond amid desert grasslands
Location
Cochise Lake, Willcox Arizona
Date taken
Sept. 25, 2008
Scientific name
ardea herodias
Equipment used
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ 18X

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North America
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