great blue heron standing on grass right leg forward

alert algae animal ardea ardeidae attentive bill bird black blue bright brown cheek claws crest crown curve curved details eye face feather feathers foot forward gaze grass gray great green head herodias heron holding hunt intense large legs long looking marking mid nature neck next paused pelecaniformes plants plumes point right search seek sharp slate spear spearlike spots standing stare step still stopped streaks stride stroll tall talons tan thick thin throat wading walk walking white wings yellow