Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea · Bird
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A tall grey wading bird, up to a metre high, that stands motionless in the shallows of lakes, rivers, marshes and estuaries across Europe, Asia and Africa, hunting fish mostly at dawn and dusk. It feeds alone but nests in colonies, the heronries, at the top of tall trees. Roast heron was a medieval delicacy: 400 were served at the feast of an Archbishop of York in 1465.
- Danger
- Harmless
- How it is met
- Alone, at dawn and dusk
- Size
- Medium
- In winter
- Active in winter
Where it lives
Marsh, River, Stream, Lake, Pond, Estuary
Gives
Sources
- Grey heron. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2026.
- Héron cendré. Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, 2026.
- Justin Bower; Daniel Rabago, Ardea cinerea (grey heron). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2012.
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