Great Blue Heron in South Korea (1 Viewer)

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keshavgupta

New member

• Jul 27, 2014

• #1

My step daughter living in South Korea posted a picture of great blue heron that she says she took in South Korea. I did not think there were any great blue herons in South Korea. Does anyone has answer to this puzzle?

I am attaching the picture that she took.

Keshav

 

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Lisa W

I really need to get out and bird more

Staff member

Supporter

• Jul 27, 2014

• #2

Hello and welcome to the forum on behalf of the staff and moderators. Your daughters bird is a Gray Heron. Very similar to our North American Blue Heron, the Gray is found in Europe and Asia.

 

chowchilla

Well-known member

• Jul 27, 2014

• #3

Greetings and welcome to the forum.:t:

Grey Heron indeed.

 

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Jul 27, 2014

• #4

Lisa W said:

Hello and welcome to the forum on behalf of the staff and moderators. Your daughters bird is a Gray Heron. Very similar to our North American Blue Heron, the Gray is found in Europe and Asia.

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And Africa.

David

 

chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Jul 27, 2014

• #5

Welcome to Birdforum Keshav. As the others have said, it's a Grey Heron. Great Blue Heron are very similar but have a pinkish buff wash to the neck, a rufous patch at the bend of the wing and rufous thighs.

 

Jeff Hopkins

Just another...observer

• Jul 27, 2014

• #6

Hi Keshav,

Welcome to the forum.

As the others said, it's a grey heron. They're pretty common in S. Korea. I've seen dozens of them along the river in Ulsan.

Jeff