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The grey heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird belonging to the family Ardeidae. The heron is a large bird standing up to one meter tall. Its length is 90 to 100 cm and weight is 1,000 to 2,000 grams. It has a wingspan of 175 to 200 cm. Its forehead, crown and throat are white. The plumage of the heron is grey on the back and off-white below. In adult birds, a broad black supercilium is found as a broad black eyestripe from the above eye to the back of the crown and extending beyond the neck. The breeding adults have a bright pinkish-yellow bill. These herons inhabit shallow, fresh, brackish or salt, standing or flowing waters. Source: indianbirds.thedynamicnature This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imag
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