Ardea cinerea
            
               (L 33-40"  WS 61-69"
               Wt 2.2-4.4 lbs)
          
         
            
               Found in temperate Europe, Asia
               and Africa... but also found along
               the Norwegion arctic coast.
          
         
            
               Lake Kerkini
            
               Greece
            
               18May2015
          
         
            
               Ardea in Latin means heron; cinerea
               in Latin means ash-colored.
          
         
            
               © Peter
               Boesman
            
               Macaulay
               Library