A heron taks flight from a river bank in Ayrshire. The herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 64 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Ayr, Ayrshire,Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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