Ardea herodias

Scientific name: Ardea herodias
Common name: Great Blue Heron
This Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) frequents Turtle Pond, but always alone. Quite shy, it lumbers away in slow flight as soon as it detects humans.

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September

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September 6, 2009

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The Kingdoms

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Genus:	Ardea
Species:	Ardea herodias