Great blue heron

Standing in a serene water stream, next to a driftwood pile, is a large bird, with a slate-gray body, chestnut and black accents, and very long legs and an "S"-shaped neck.
Photo By/Credit

Keenan Adams/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Species
Ardea herodias occidentalis