{"id":7040,"date":"2026-05-16T11:24:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karits.eu\/?p=7040"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:25:00","slug":"grey-heron-ardea-cinerea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karits.eu\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/grey-heron-ardea-cinerea\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"7662\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"15312\">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<\/script>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/grey-heron-ardea-cinerea-water-4816823\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download image<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc26 Deep Review: Grey Heron (<em>Ardea cinerea<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve ever looked out over a misty lake and thought you saw a living pterodactyl, you were likely looking at a Grey Heron. Standing tall and motionless at the water&#8217;s edge, this large wading bird is the apex patient predator of the old world&#8217;s wetlands. It is highly adaptable, incredibly striking, and a master of the slow-motion hunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccf Physical Characteristics: The Prehistoric Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Grey Heron is an imposing bird with a lean, heavily engineered body designed entirely for wading and striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coloration:<\/strong> True to its name, its upperparts are a sleek slate-grey, while its underparts are an off-white. Adults sport a distinctive <strong>black stripe over each eye<\/strong> that extends backward into a few long, elegant crest plumes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Weapon:<\/strong> Its beak is a massive, dagger-like tool that is dull yellow-orange most of the year but turns a bright, fiery orange during the peak of the breeding season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The S-Neck:<\/strong> It has an incredibly long neck with modified vertebrae that allow it to fold tightly into an &#8220;S&#8221; shape and snap forward like a spring-loaded spear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Measurement<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Height<\/strong><\/td><td>90\u2013100 cm (nearly 3.3 feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wingspan<\/strong><\/td><td>175\u2013195 cm (a massive, broad reach)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td><td>1.0\u20132.1 kg (surprisingly light due to hollow bones)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lifespan<\/strong><\/td><td>5\u201315 years in the wild<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2708\ufe0f The Flight Silhouette<\/h3><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"9790\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"15313\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Identifying a Grey Heron in the air is simple once you know what to look for. Unlike storks, cranes, or flamingos\u2014which fly with their necks stretched out straight\u2014the Grey Heron <strong>retracts its neck completely into its shoulders<\/strong> while flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its flight is slow and deliberate, characterized by deep, bowed wingbeats, with its long legs trailing straight out far behind its tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udff9 Hunting Style: The Patient Assassin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Grey Heron is the personification of &#8220;stealth wealth&#8221; when it comes to energy conservation. It uses two primary hunting methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Statue:<\/strong> It stands perfectly still in shallow water or on a bank, sometimes for hours, waiting for prey to swim or crawl within range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Slow Stride:<\/strong> It moves through the water with agonizingly slow, calculated steps, lifting each foot silently to avoid creating ripples that might alert its prey.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When an target is acquired, the heron&#8217;s neck straightens with terrifying speed. It can either snap its beak closed around smaller prey or completely <strong>impale<\/strong> larger fish with a downward thrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc1f A Surprisingly Brutal Diet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While they are classified as waterbirds, Grey Herons are highly opportunistic carnivores that will eat anything they can swallow whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wetland Menu:<\/strong> Fish (from tiny minnows to large eels), frogs, newts, and crabs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Terrestrial Menu:<\/strong> They regularly hunt in dry fields for <strong>voles, mice, and moles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Dark Side:<\/strong> They are aggressive predators of other birds. It is not uncommon to see a Grey Heron snatch up ducklings, moorhen chicks, or even full-grown water rats and swallow them alive. If the prey is too large or furry, they will carry it to the water to drown it and lubricate it before swallowing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfe0 Social Life: The Noisy Heronry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While they hunt in solitary silence, Grey Herons are highly social when it comes to family planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Heronry:<\/strong> They nest in colonies called heronries, often high up in the canopy of mature trees near waterbodies (though they will nest on cliff faces or reedbeds if trees are unavailable).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Nest:<\/strong> A massive, chaotic platform of sticks that grows larger year after year as pairs return to the same spot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Din:<\/strong> If you walk under a heronry in spring, the noise is deafening. They communicate with harsh, guttural croaks, squawks, and bill-snapping that sounds less like a bird and more like a colony of barking reptiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a0\ufe0f Conservation and the &#8220;Garden Conflict&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IUCN Status:<\/strong> <strong>Least Concern<\/strong>. Populations are stable and thriving across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Goldfish Thief (The Candor Part):<\/strong> Because they are highly adaptable, Grey Herons have figured out that suburban neighborhoods are filled with small, unprotected, brightly-colored buffets\u2014otherwise known as <strong>garden koi ponds<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prevention:<\/strong> If a heron is raiding your pond, standard scarecrows won&#8217;t work for long; they are too smart. The only truly effective deterrents are physical pond netting, a plastic decoy heron (as they are territorial and will often avoid a pond that looks &#8220;occupied&#8221;), or wires strung around the perimeter of the pond to prevent them from landing and walking in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<style id=\"bwg-style-0\">    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails {      width: 1254px;              justify-content: center;        margin:0 auto !important;              background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00);            padding-left: 4px;      padding-top: 4px;      max-width: 100%;            }        #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails .bwg-item {    justify-content: flex-start;      max-width: 250px;          }    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails .bwg-item a {       margin-right: 4px;       margin-bottom: 4px;    }    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 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src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/water-4865763_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Mallard or\u00a0wild duck\u00a0(Anas platyrhynchos)\"                   title=\"Mallard or\u00a0wild duck\u00a0(Anas platyrhynchos)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"865\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"865\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   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class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"867\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-headed-gull-7903334_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-headed-gull-7903334_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)\"                   title=\"Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"868\" 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ridibundus)\"                   title=\"Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"872\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"872\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/bird-7901031_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/bird-7901031_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)\"                   title=\"Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"873\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"873\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"332.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/bird-8764261_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/bird-8764261_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Common Gull (Larus canus)\"                   title=\"Common Gull (Larus canus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"874\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"874\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/large-white-headed-gull-6705319_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/large-white-headed-gull-6705319_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Common Gull (Larus canus)\"                   title=\"Common Gull (Larus canus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"875\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"875\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"332.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/large-white-headed-gulls-4826584_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/large-white-headed-gulls-4826584_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Common Gull (Larus canus)\"                   title=\"Common Gull (Larus canus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"876\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"876\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/pigeon-4868879_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/pigeon-4868879_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)\"                   title=\"Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"877\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"877\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6092.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6092.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Domestic goose (Anser anser domesticus)\"                   title=\"Domestic goose (Anser anser domesticus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>   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                                                     <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"880\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"880\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"325.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/swans-8789499_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/swans-8789499_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)\"                   title=\"Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"881\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"881\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"316.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/swan-with-young-8789497_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/swan-with-young-8789497_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)\"                   title=\"Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"882\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"882\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ducks-5720744_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ducks-5720744_1280.jpg?bwg=1727373486\"                   alt=\"Mallard or\u00a0wild duck\u00a0(Anas platyrhynchos)\"                   title=\"Mallard or\u00a0wild duck\u00a0(Anas platyrhynchos)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"883\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"883\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   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