Animals

The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa.

The Grey Heron is a tall bird with a long neck and legs, and a heavy dagger-like bill. The upperparts are grey, but the head, neck and belly are white. The crest is black and black markings continue down the throat to the belly.

In flight, the outer half of the wings are black and the wing beat is very slow with the neck retracted into its shoulders and the legs are extended.

In or near water, they are often standing motionless with their head in their shoulders or feeding alone. Juveniles are darker with much less white and lack the long crest plumes.

The Grey heron is a large heron with white head and neck. The black eye-stripe has a black plume of feathers. The long bill is yellow.
The Grey Heron is found throughout South Africa in both fresh and saltwater areas