{"id":4067,"date":"2017-02-18T17:29:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T16:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4067"},"modified":"2021-07-11T20:52:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T19:52:20","slug":"grey-heron-ardea-cinerea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4067","title":{"rendered":"Grey Heron<br> <em>Ardea cinerea<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; large bird, slightly smaller than <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White Stork<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; diurnal\/nocturnal migrant<br \/>\n&#8211; migrates singly or in small to medium flocks in formation<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF623_MPU_I8Z8590_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4068 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4068 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF623_MPU_I8Z8590_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi.jpg\" alt=\"BIF623_MPU_I8Z8590_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF623_MPU_I8Z8590_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF623_MPU_I8Z8590_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF623_MPU_I8Z8590_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF623_MPU_I8Z8590_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0623, 30\/06\/2010, Kiskins\u00e1gi, Hungary, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF624_MPU_I8Z8592_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4069 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF624_MPU_I8Z8592_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi.jpg\" alt=\"BIF624_MPU_I8Z8592_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF624_MPU_I8Z8592_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF624_MPU_I8Z8592_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF624_MPU_I8Z8592_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF624_MPU_I8Z8592_100630_gheron-1-AD_hu_kiskinsagi-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0624, 30\/06\/2010, Kiskins\u00e1gi, Hungary, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF625_MPU_I8Z6637_100201_gheron-1-IM_d_leipzig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4070 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4070 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF625_MPU_I8Z6637_100201_gheron-1-IM_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF625_MPU_I8Z6637_100201_gheron-1-IM_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF625_MPU_I8Z6637_100201_gheron-1-IM_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF625_MPU_I8Z6637_100201_gheron-1-IM_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF625_MPU_I8Z6637_100201_gheron-1-IM_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF625_MPU_I8Z6637_100201_gheron-1-IM_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, IMM<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0625, 01\/02\/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF626_MPU_I8Z5786_100110_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4071 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF626_MPU_I8Z5786_100110_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF626_MPU_I8Z5786_100110_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF626_MPU_I8Z5786_100110_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF626_MPU_I8Z5786_100110_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF626_MPU_I8Z5786_100110_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF626_MPU_I8Z5786_100110_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0626, 10\/01\/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1389_RNE_gheron-1-1CY_24082016_d_boergerende.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6188 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6188 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1389_RNE_gheron-1-1CY_24082016_d_boergerende-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1389_RNE_gheron-1-1CY_24082016_d_boergerende.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1389_RNE_gheron-1-1CY_24082016_d_boergerende-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1389_RNE_gheron-1-1CY_24082016_d_boergerende-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1389_RNE_gheron-1-1CY_24082016_d_boergerende-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1389, 24\/08\/2016, B\u00f6rgerende, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF3509_Ardcin_ad_Sweden_Falsterbo_20200917_6AB0716Putze.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12851\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF3509_Ardcin_ad_Sweden_Falsterbo_20200917_6AB0716Putze.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF3509_Ardcin_ad_Sweden_Falsterbo_20200917_6AB0716Putze.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF3509_Ardcin_ad_Sweden_Falsterbo_20200917_6AB0716Putze-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF3509_Ardcin_ad_Sweden_Falsterbo_20200917_6AB0716Putze-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF3509_Ardcin_ad_Sweden_Falsterbo_20200917_6AB0716Putze-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF3509, 17\/09\/2020, Falsterbo, Sweden, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1390_RNE_gheron-1-AD_08122015_d_north-sea.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6189 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6189 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1390_RNE_gheron-1-AD_08122015_d_north-sea-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1390_RNE_gheron-1-AD_08122015_d_north-sea.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1390_RNE_gheron-1-AD_08122015_d_north-sea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1390_RNE_gheron-1-AD_08122015_d_north-sea-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF1390_RNE_gheron-1-AD_08122015_d_north-sea-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1390, 08\/12\/2015, North Sea, offshore, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF628-1_MPU_PM_8883_110929_gheron-FL_wgegret-3_d_leipzig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4073 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4073 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF628-1_MPU_PM_8883_110929_gheron-FL_wgegret-3_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF628-1_MPU_PM_8883_110929_gheron-FL_wgegret-3_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF628-1_MPU_PM_8883_110929_gheron-FL_wgegret-3_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF628-1_MPU_PM_8883_110929_gheron-FL_wgegret-3_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF628-1_MPU_PM_8883_110929_gheron-FL_wgegret-3_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF628-1_MPU_PM_8883_110929_gheron-FL_wgegret-3_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Western Great Egret <em>Ardea a. alba<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0628, 29\/09\/2011, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF724-2_MPU_I1Q8887_150218_pheron-1-1CY_gheron-1-AD_oman_taqah.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4250 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF724-2_MPU_I1Q8887_150218_pheron-1-1CY_gheron-1-AD_oman_taqah.jpg\" alt=\"BIF724-2_MPU_I1Q8887_150218_pheron-1-1CY_gheron-1-AD_oman_taqah\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF724-2_MPU_I1Q8887_150218_pheron-1-1CY_gheron-1-AD_oman_taqah.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF724-2_MPU_I1Q8887_150218_pheron-1-1CY_gheron-1-AD_oman_taqah-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF724-2_MPU_I1Q8887_150218_pheron-1-1CY_gheron-1-AD_oman_taqah-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF724-2_MPU_I1Q8887_150218_pheron-1-1CY_gheron-1-AD_oman_taqah-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, AD<br \/>\nPurple Heron <em>Ardea p. purpurea<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0724, 18\/02\/2015, Taqah, Oman, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF627_MPU_PMA6124_110420_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4072 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4072 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF627_MPU_PMA6124_110420_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF627_MPU_PMA6124_110420_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF627_MPU_PMA6124_110420_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF627_MPU_PMA6124_110420_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF627_MPU_PMA6124_110420_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF627_MPU_PMA6124_110420_gheron-1-AD_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0627, 20\/04\/2011, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF629_MPU_PUM2694_120305_gheron-FL_d_havelland.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4074 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4074 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF629_MPU_PUM2694_120305_gheron-FL_d_havelland.jpg\" alt=\"BIF629_MPU_PUM2694_120305_gheron-FL_d_havelland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF629_MPU_PUM2694_120305_gheron-FL_d_havelland.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF629_MPU_PUM2694_120305_gheron-FL_d_havelland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF629_MPU_PUM2694_120305_gheron-FL_d_havelland-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF629_MPU_PUM2694_120305_gheron-FL_d_havelland-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0629, 05\/03\/2012, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; ACOUSTIC ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4067-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-1_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-1_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-1_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-3_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-3_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S.jpg\" alt=\"BIF680-3_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-3_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-3_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-3_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S-973x325.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF680-3_PFR06946_2-10_120406_gheron-cinerea-2-FC_d_huetten_REF-S-508x170.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0680, 06\/04\/2012, H\u00fctten, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4067-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF2950-1_PFR13852_1-10_170924_BIO_gheron-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF2950-1_PFR13852_1-10_170924_BIO_gheron-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF2950-1_PFR13852_1-10_170924_BIO_gheron-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF2950-3_PFR13852_1-10_170924_BIO_gheron-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10739\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF2950-3_PFR13852_1-10_170924_BIO_gheron-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B-1024x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF2950-3_PFR13852_1-10_170924_BIO_gheron-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF2950-3_PFR13852_1-10_170924_BIO_gheron-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BIF2950-3_PFR13852_1-10_170924_BIO_gheron-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B-768x185.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grey Heron <em>Ardea c. cinerea<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2950, 24\/09\/2017, Hasselbach, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; COMPARISON SPECIES &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purple Heron<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Western Great Egret<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#waterbird<\/p>\n<p>#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig 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