blue heron

noun

1. any of the American varieties of heron with bluish or bluish-gray plumage, as the great blue heron.

Example Sentences

Nearby, a great blue heron stood motionless in shallow water.

From Los Angeles Times

You might also see a green or great blue heron, or a black-crowned night heron.

From Los Angeles Times

Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park is being renamed Blue Heron Lake, with San Francisco supervisors saying the man whom the lake had been named for had antisemitic and xenophobic views, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.

From New York Times

Scientists keep a running list of the threatened or endangered animals that have been found in python stomachs: state-listed species like the little blue heron, roseate spoonbill, and Big Cypress fox squirrel; federally threatened species like the wood stork; and federally endangered species like the Key Largo woodrat and Key Largo cotton mouse.

From National Geographic

On the worst days, a great blue heron lands in the backyard, and I become entirely unhinged.

From Seattle Times