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WONDERFUL CREATURES

COLORFUL HERONS

Herons can be seen at almost any place where there is
water. The big blue heron seen in the picture is the tallest

wild bird in North America. Blue herons, whose color is so
striking, live alone apart from when they make their nests.

The nesting places where herons congregate are usually in remote

hidden areas that are hard for humans to reach. Hank herons,
another heron species, have

various colors during
spring. New colors

appear around
the bright

beaks of the
adults only

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