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The 12,000-square-foot six-bedroom house was to rise on a prime one-acre parcel just a stone’s throw from a peaceful tributary of the Intracoastal Waterway, where manatees swim and blue herons fly overhead.
—Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
No one, not even New Yorkers, can be prepared for a showdown between a rat and a blue heron.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
There are boardwalk trails, but my favorite is the kayak and canoe trails through the mangroves to see the large blue herons and other birds that frequent this wonderful natural area.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2024
The trails extend out behind the graveyard and wind through serene wetlands, full of blue herons and red-winged blackbirds.
—Katy Kelleher, Outside Online, 27 June 2024
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First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined above
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“Blue heron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20heron. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
blue heron
noun
: either of two herons with bluish plumage
especially
: great blue heron
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