Grey Heron

CICONIIFORMES - Infraorder Ciconiides - Family Ardeidae
Scientific Name : Ardea cinerea
Japanese Name : Ao Sagi (means blue heron)

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Grey Heron [1], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 08/1997, Hokkaido, Japan.
Grey Heron [2], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 02/2002, Shizuoka, Japan.
Grey Heron [3][4], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 05/2002, Fukushima, Japan.

Grey Heron [5(J)], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 12/2002, Okinawa, Japan.
Grey Heron [6], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 03/2003, Shiga, Japan.
Grey Heron [7], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 04/2003, Ehime, Japan.

Grey Heron [8][9], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 09/2005, Daan Viljoen GR, Namibia. Grey Heron [10], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 04/2006, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Grey Heron [11][12], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 05/2006, Kumamoto, Japan.

Grey Heron [13], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 08/2007, Loango NP, Gabon. Grey Heron [14][15], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 11/2007, Caiyuan, Penghu Islands, Taiwan. Grey Heron [16], Aosagi or Ardea cinerea. photo: 11/2007, Fukuoka, Japan.

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