Species photo gallery • Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron Photos

A species you can find across much of the United States, they're a common sight in South Dakota in the summer months.

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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias — Featured photo: Great Blue Heron 1 — May 2nd, 2003 — Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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Great Blue Heron Gallery

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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 1

May 2nd, 2003Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 2

November 6th, 2005Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 3

November 6th, 2005Madison Waterfowl Production Area, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 4

April 25th, 2004Near Oldham, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 5

April 25th, 2004Near Oldham, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 6

October 23rd, 2006Desoto National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 7

September 14th, 2007Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 8

December 18th, 2008San Francisco, California

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 9

December 18th, 2008San Francisco, California

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 10

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 11

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 12

October 1st, 2010Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 13

December 10th, 2012Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 14

December 10th, 2012Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 15

December 10th, 2012Everglades National Park, Florida

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 16

December 10th, 2012Everglades National Park, Florida

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 17

December 10th, 2012Everglades National Park, Florida

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 18

August 17th, 2013Lake County, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 19

August 3rd, 2014Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 20

August 3rd, 2014Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 21

August 3rd, 2014Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 22

August 3rd, 2014Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 23

August 3rd, 2014Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 24

May 8th, 2020Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 25

July 11th, 2020Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 26

July 11th, 2020Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 27

May 2nd, 2003Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron 28

May 4th, 2019Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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