🍁 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒏

It is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water or stalking its prey through the shallows. Standing up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown. 🖼️ In frame: #heron 🍁 ID: Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) ℹ️ Source: @wikipedia 👤 Shot by: @photos.gd 📷 Camera: @canonindia_official 1300D 🔭 Lens: 55-250mm 📏 Size: 1 m or 40 in 🤳🏽 Handheld ✋🏽 Manual focus 📍 Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Kabini, Karnataka, India