Charlie
Great blue heron
Charlie is really tall! He stands so still at the creek that you might not even see him.
I wasn't born in a pot. I was born in a nest high in a tree at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve.
Where I was born
In a stick nest high in a tree
My science name
Ardea herodias
Say it like this: AR-dee-uh her-OH-dee-us
True facts
- A great blue heron can be almost as tall as you!
- Herons stand very still in the water, then grab a fish with a quick jab.
- Lots of herons nest together in the same trees. A group of heron nests is called a heronry.
- When a heron flies, it tucks its long neck into an S shape.
