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Herons and Egrets

A member of the Ardeidae family, herons and egrets are wading birds with long bills, legs and necks. They are a great hunter and mostly carnivorous that fed in or near water.

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What does a great egret eat?

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Great egrets mainly eat fish but can also eat frogs, crayfish, snails, lizards, insects, and small rodents.

Do herons land on water?

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Some will try, but they have limits as to what they can do. One species of night heron has been observed "diving into the water" off a dock, but it was too buoyant to fully submerge. It caught a fish and then had to fly up off the surface of the water. (They can't "float" like ducks and sit on the surface of the water, though their feathers will keep them from sinking.) Most of the birds just get their heads or usually just their beaks wet. The heron isn't actually classified as a diving bird (they're wading birds). But don't tell the night heron.

How far north do herons fly?

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hundreds of miles

Are blue heron producers or consumers?

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A blue heron is a consumer because it eats little fish and insects, but it doesn't produce anything.

Does the black crowned night heron visit India for migration?

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It depends what species, if your talking about the Grey Heron, then no it does not migrate.

What is a spoonbill?

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spoonbill

1. Any of several long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, similar to the ibis but having a long, flat bill with a broadly spatulate tip.

2. Any of various broad-billed ducks, such as the shoveler.

Could a heron kill a human?

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yes, they are indeed.

Is a great blue heron a scavenger?

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The Great Blue Heron is a predator. The definition of a predator is anything that hunts down prey to eat. The definition of prey is anything that gets eaten by another animal for the other animal's survival.

What is a heron?

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A heron is a wading bird of the family of Ardeidae. There are 64 separate species of heron.which also lives in wetland(marshland)

Is a whooping crane related to a stork and heron?

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They are omnivorous and slightly more inclinced to animal material than most other cranes.

An omnivore is a species of animal who are "... generalized feeders, with neither carnivore nor herbivore specializations for acquiring or processing food, and who are capable of consuming and do consume both meat and plant."...

How do herons hunt?

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It catches it's prey by casting shadows with their wings

Do herons eat carp?

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Yes they do herons eat all different tips off fish.

What is herons role in the energy pyramid?

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The energy role of heron is a primary consumer.

What eats the white heron?

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Well I have studied herons for my science asssignment and have found on various websites that herons have many enemies also known as predators, which include the fox, bald eagle, racoons and sometimes when they are hungry humans.

What is the diet of a blue heron?

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The Blue Heron eats fish and small creatures like frogs.

How tall is the great blue heron?

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With their neck outstretched, an adult heron stands over 1m high.

Are egrets carnivores herbivores or omnivores?

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They are carnivores. Feed mainly on fish, snakes, frogs, and crayfish.

What is the length of a blue heron legs?

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well after you take out the seeds the legs are usually equal to 28 grams or 1 emperor's foot

Is a heron a third level consumer?

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Yup. Yes they are. Yes siree. Absolutley. Positive. Si.

Is it legal to kill blue herons?

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No i don't think so, why would you shoot owls ---

It's OK to shoot Owls if they are Blind Owls........

What does a storks beak look like?

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A peacock's beak is small, hard, and horny for cracking seeds and grains. The color of the strange bird's beak depends on its species. The most common colored beak for a peacock is dark bluish-grey. I hope this helped!

How high can egrets fly?

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Lol, of course they do!

They just fly much more slower than normal birds.