Michi­gan City Parks & Recre­ation Department

Sci­en­tific name: albus

Size/​weight/​height
height: 35 in to 41in. —
bill length: 4.5 in — 5 in.
wingspan: 55 in.
weight: 2 – 3 lbs. 16″

Reproduction/​life span
Breed­ing: breed­ing sea­son April-​July
Nest: in colonies often with other heron species — nest is a plat­form of sticks in tree or bush
Eggs: pale blue eggs
Incu­ba­tion: 25 days
Fledg­ling period: 40 days
Mature: 2 yrs
Lifes­pan: up to 22 yrs

Diet
Wild: fish, frogs, snakes, cray­fish
Zoo: Bird of Prey Diet, whole corn, Crane diet pel­lets

Other
Hunted almost to extinc­tion in late 19^th/​early 20^th cen­tury for mat­ing plumes used in ladies hats.

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