Common Birds of Wallowa Lake

Great Blue Heron

This large wading bird quietly stalks and waits for prey- then strikes with lightning speed. Fish, gophers, frogs, insects and even other birds are all in this ones diet. In flight, their long slow wing-beats and large size seems prehistoric, like a pterodactyl! Wingspan: up to 79".

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