The heron is a very recognizable bird, and it is almost impossible to confuse it with some other one. Long straight beak, no less long, bizarrely curved neck, shinny legs … The heron often appears in folk tales and other forms of creativity, usually acting as a positive character.
There are more than 60 species of these birds in the world.
The largest herons in height reach one and a half meters, and the smallest ones do not exceed half a meter.
Herons live around the world, and they are not only on all continents, except Antarctica, but also on a multitude of islands.
The heron lays not more than seven eggs a year.
The most famous heron-long-lived lived 25 years.
Herons stand in the water on one leg for a reason, but because the water is usually cold. Thus the heron heats the legs in turn, one after another.
On one leg the heron can stand still for several hours.
Most heron species feed on amphibians and reptiles, but some do not disdain and animals like moles and mice, and even other birds, for example, gulls.
Egret herons are not round, and they are not alike in chicken either – they are usually pointed at both ends.
Poo herons as it grows, crumbles and turns into a powder covering its feathers with a uniform layer and protecting them from wetting.
Unlike most other birds, the heron does not stretch its neck forward when flying, but, on the contrary, draws it into itself.
The construction of the nest is always done by the female, but the male is getting the building materials.
