heron
fairly large water bird with a long neck, long beak, and long legs (Ardea family); or any waterside bird with a prominent beak, including not only heron but also ibis, egret, and perhaps bittern and spoonbill; stands or walks slowly in shallow water in rivers or ponds looking for small fish, which it catches by suddenly darting its head into the water; flies with slow wing-beats; unclean animal and therefore not to be eaten
“heron.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/heron
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