Great Blue Heron

Steve Forman photographed this great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.

Margaret McKane used her automatically triggered wildlife camera to capture this video of a wood duck defending her ducklings from a great blue heron in Framingham.

Margaret McKane used her automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this great blue heron in Framingham.

Steve Forman photographed these great blue herons at their nest in Southborough.

Steve Forman photographed these great blue herons at their nests in Southborough.

Steve Forman photographed great blue herons at their nests in Southborough.

Steve Forman photographed Canada geese goslings and a great blue heron at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.

Steve Forman photographed great blue herons on nests and a red-tailed hawk in Southborough.

Steve Forman photographed great blue herons, a damselfly, and Canada geese and goslings at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.

Joan Chasan photographed this great blue heron with a fish in Wayland.