plural herons also heron
: any of various long-necked and long-legged wading birds (family Ardeidae) with a long tapering bill, large wings, and soft plumage
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Larger fish, as well as herons and other birds, eat the pumpkinseeds.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Aquatic bird-watchers: look for the jabiru, tiger heron, and white ibis.
—AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
The reserve is heavily wooded with more than 25 tree species that are the domain of warblers, crows, wrens, hawks, woodpeckers, sap suckers, owls, bald eagles, vultures and great herons.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The invasive snakes, which were brought here from Southeast Asian by the exotic pet trade in the 1970s and 1980s, have thrived in Florida’s tropical and subtropical climate, and eat 85 species of animals here, including deer, bobcats, foxes, otters, rabbits, herons and alligators.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Aquatic bird-watchers: look for the jabiru, tiger heron, and white ibis.
—AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
The reserve is heavily wooded with more than 25 tree species that are the domain of warblers, crows, wrens, hawks, woodpeckers, sap suckers, owls, bald eagles, vultures and great herons.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The invasive snakes, which were brought here from Southeast Asian by the exotic pet trade in the 1970s and 1980s, have thrived in Florida’s tropical and subtropical climate, and eat 85 species of animals here, including deer, bobcats, foxes, otters, rabbits, herons and alligators.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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heron
noun
her·on
ˈher-ən 
plural herons also heron
: any of various wading birds with a long neck, long legs, a long thin bill and large wings
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