great blue heron ardea herodias flying above water with fish in its mouth. snowy egrets in the background

alabama ardea ardeidae avian beak beautiful bird birdwatching blue branch egret elegant environment everglades fish flap flight florida fly flying great herodias heron land natural nature nest northern ornithology outdoors pelecaniformes perched photography plumage predator rookery shorebird sky soaring swamp vertical wading wild wildlife wing wings wingspan