grey heron BrE
gray heron AmE
Ardea cinerea latin

They sat down in the damp grass as the grey heron looked about.

The grey herons were still there on the dune side.

The week before it was painted storks and grey herons.

Martin's eyes strayed over to where the grey heron was lying.

The grey heron pointed his beak towards the front gates.

It houses a colony of tame grey herons and other waterfowl.

Grey Heron is a characteristic species in the area along with Mallard.

They scattered into the marshes in seconds, leaving the camp deserted except for the four friends and the grey heron.

The crown is dark and there are no black stripes on the neck as in the Grey Heron.

According to locals, the Grey herons have been nesting here on a single tamarind tree since 1993.

A colony of little egrets and grey herons breeds in a nearby wood.

Buzzards can be seen hunting over open areas by the river and the Grey Heron is a common sight too.

The animal and bird species along the river include beaver, grey heron and deer.

It also left its national arms, the three crowns along with the grey heron, in the island's coat of arms.

The reserve's heronry boasts nesting grey herons and little egrets.

The area is a birdwatcher's paradise, with cormorants, sandpipers and grey herons.

Rose was wakened by Martin's cry and the great feathered bulk of the grey heron rolling over her.

In Ireland the Grey Heron is often colloquially called a "crane".

He also wrote a richly illustrated book on the breeding of the Grey Heron before becoming involved in photography.

It tends to keep within reedbeds more than the Grey Heron, and is often inconspicuous, despite its size.

Grey heron is also seen.

Kingfishers and grey herons are frequent visitors.

Cormorant are frequent, with Grey Heron feeding along the banks, and several gull species.

The grey heron tried to rise but fell back croaking hoarsely, "Snakes are lawbreakers.

Grey herons contorted to strange shapes as they stretched long necks and peered into the shallows.