The Blue Heron is a meat and fish eater which eats fish and amphibians, but also other animals like insects and small mammals are well captured. The bird is a frequent species in shallow areas of city canals and ditches and pastures; The heron is seen flying along canals, rivers and lakes; The breeding colonies are located right in the city in tall trees or even in completely secluded woodland.
Blue heron looking for in urban areas regularly the edge of garden ponds, where fish swim around. By goldfish or koi enthusiasts Heron is therefore considered a pest species and is kept as much as possible. blue herons have seen difficult in severe winters. A blue heron on average 25 years old.
Distribution and habitat [
Occur within Europe and hornbill (dark green), summer resident (light green) and winter visitor (blue)
The blue heron is found in parts of Europe: England, Northern France, Germany, Scandinavia, Portugal, northern Italy, parts of the former Yugoslavia and Greece; Also in South Asia (except Iran) and Thailand. In addition, the heron is found in more isolated areas like South Africa and Madagascar. The breeding density in Europe is nowhere as great as in the Netherlands.
The habitat consists of wet meadows, ditches, lakes, rivers and (Wadden) seacoast. Blue heron nests in trees, sometimes reedy
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