Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in the mangroves of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. It has a puffer fish in its beak which has

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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in the mangroves of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. It has a puffer fish in its beak which has inflated to stop the heron from swallowing it.

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Photo credit: © Steve Allen Travel Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: ardea, bird, blue, cruz, ecuador, fish, galapagos, great, herodias, heron, island, islands, mangroves, nature, puffer, santa, wild, wildlife