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What you can learn about great blue herons

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What you can learn about great blue herons

Date: 07/17/2019 | Source: http://cottagelife.com

How much do you know about great blue herons? 

Cottage Life said, "Unlike most birds, great blue herons have a special modified sixth vertebrae. This allows them to curl their necks and quickly strike, snake-like, at prey, then swallow their catches—often fish or frogs—whole."

If you have them around the cottage it's a treat to watch them hunt. 

What is your favorite thing about these incredible birds?

Wild Profile: Meet the great blue heron | Cottage Life

You can’t miss ’em: lean and long-legged, great blue herons are North America’s largest herons.Unlike most birds, great blue herons have a special modified sixth vertebrae.

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